Detailed information
Composer
Giacomo Puccini
Libretto
Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa
Language
italian with polish subtitles
Price
140-200
Creatives
music direction
Yaroslav Shemet
Shemet is a conductor recognised for his orchestra-building leadership and insightful, architecturally expressive interpretations. He serves as the Artistic Director of the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice and the General Music Director of the Baltic State Opera in Gdańsk, making him the youngest director in the history of both institutions. From 2020 to 2022, he was Principal Guest Conductor of the Neue Philharmonie Hamburg, and in the 2020/2021 season he held the position of Chief Conductor of the INSO-Lviv Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic in Lviv. In the 2023/2024 season, he received nominations for several prestigious awards, including the International Opera Awards (Rising Star category), the Polityka Passports and the Fryderyk Award.
Shemet commands an exceptionally broad symphonic repertoire, encompassing the core Austro-German tradition as well as Central and Eastern European music and contemporary works.
Shemet commands an exceptionally broad symphonic repertoire, encompassing the core Austro-German tradition as well as Central and Eastern European music and contemporary works.
direction of La Boheme performance
Romuald Wicza-Pokojski
scenography and costumes
Hanna Wójcikowska-Szymczak
choreography and stage movement
Sayaka Haruna-Kondracka
Bartosz Kondracki
lights
Maciej Iwańczyk
multimedia
Michał Lewandowski
set design assistant
Monika Westphal
Description
We invite you to a special New Year's Eve presentation of Puccini's opera La Bohème, directed by Romuald Wicza-Pokojski.
This is one of the most moving opera stories. A timeless story about a group of artists for whom freedom and authenticity of experience are the highest value. It is also a moving love story, to which it is difficult to remain indifferent.
Romuald Wicza-Pokojski, the director of the performance, decided to present this story in contemporary realities. The background of the story is a modern metropolis, and the constant movement characteristic of it emphasizes the dynamism of the staging. In this approach, the most important issue becomes the problem of the opposition between the world of uncompromising pursuit of one's own visions and dreams and the world of opportunistic and conformist attitudes that we are familiar with today.
This is one of the most moving opera stories. A timeless story about a group of artists for whom freedom and authenticity of experience are the highest value. It is also a moving love story, to which it is difficult to remain indifferent.
Romuald Wicza-Pokojski, the director of the performance, decided to present this story in contemporary realities. The background of the story is a modern metropolis, and the constant movement characteristic of it emphasizes the dynamism of the staging. In this approach, the most important issue becomes the problem of the opposition between the world of uncompromising pursuit of one's own visions and dreams and the world of opportunistic and conformist attitudes that we are familiar with today.
Cast
Rodolfo
Arnold Rutkowski
Marcello
Mateusz Ługowski
Schaunard
Bartłomiej Kłos
Colline
Rafał Pawnuk
Mimi
Gabriela Legun
Musetta
Ruslana Koval
Alcindoro
Leszek Kruk
Benoit
Leszek Skrla
Parpignol
Bartosz Żołubak
Guard
Wojciech Dowgiałło
Publican
Krzysztof Brzozowski
Angel
Michał Zelent
Waiter
Wojciech Winnicki
Children from the Opera Children's Choir and "Canzonetta" - the Choir of the Music School in Gdańsk take part in the performance
conductor
Yaroslav Shemet
Shemet is a conductor recognised for his orchestra-building leadership and insightful, architecturally expressive interpretations. He serves as the Artistic Director of the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice and the General Music Director of the Baltic State Opera in Gdańsk, making him the youngest director in the history of both institutions. From 2020 to 2022, he was Principal Guest Conductor of the Neue Philharmonie Hamburg, and in the 2020/2021 season he held the position of Chief Conductor of the INSO-Lviv Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic in Lviv. In the 2023/2024 season, he received nominations for several prestigious awards, including the International Opera Awards (Rising Star category), the Polityka Passports and the Fryderyk Award.
Shemet commands an exceptionally broad symphonic repertoire, encompassing the core Austro-German tradition as well as Central and Eastern European music and contemporary works.
Shemet commands an exceptionally broad symphonic repertoire, encompassing the core Austro-German tradition as well as Central and Eastern European music and contemporary works.
