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LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST
Opera
Composer:
Giacomo Puccini
Author of the libretto:
Guelfo Civinini and Carlo Zangarini
Date of the premiere:
17.12.2022
Producers:
Music Direction:
Wojciech Rodek
Director:
Karolina Sofulak
Set Design:
Kamil Lenda
Costume Design:
Zuzanna Markiewicz
Lighting Design:
Kamil Lenda
Multimedia Projections:
Radosław Cabała
Musical Collaboration:
Mieczysław Unger
Choir Preparation:
Maciej Salski / Rafał Wiecha
Assistant Directors:
Adam Grabarczyk, Waldemar Stańczuk, Jan Kanty Zienko
Assistant Costume Designer:
Anna Adamiak
Stage Managers:
Karolina Filus
Puccini's Western Adventure
I came into this world many years ago, perhaps too long ago, maybe it's been centuries... God touched me with his little finger and said: Write for the theater; remember: only for the theater... - and I - listened to this highest advice...
And it's a good thing I did, because how would we - us opera enthusiasts - feel without such operatic hits by Puccini as Madame Butterfly, La Bohème, Tosca, or Turandot?! However, the composer - fond of traveling the world - dreamed of something else...
His journey to the United States revealed to him a new, unknown, and as yet unexplored world in opera. He wanted his latest opera to encompass the primal wildness, roughness of customs, and vivid colors of distant California during the "gold rush"; against such a backdrop, he staged his raw, cruel drama of strong characters, though love will have the most to say here as well.
The Girl of the Golden West, for that is the work in question, anticipated by many years the later fashion for Western films and in this respect was an absolute novelty. The music of The Girl combines elements of African-American rhythm and jazz melody from the New Orleans period with Puccini's already rich compositional achievements. The audience was surprised but also delighted after the premiere. They received not only something new but also something splendid! Similarly, it was at the Łódź premiere of The Girl in 1971 with outstanding performances by, among others, Halina Romanowska and Jerzy Orłowski. And how will it be this time?... We are convinced it will be just as remarkable. Wojciech Rodek is the musical director of the production, directed by Karolina Sofulak. In the leading female role, we will see and hear Dorota Wójcik and Anna Wierzbicka, and the enamored Bandit will be played by Dominik Sutowicz.
This is a unique opportunity to meet Puccini in a slightly lesser-known light, but one that is definitely worth exploring!
We invite you.
Minnie:
Anna Wierzbicka (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Jack Rance (Sheriff):
Viktor Yankovskyi (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Dick Johnson Alias Ramerrez (Bandit):
Dominik Sutowicz (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Nick (Barman):
Dawid Kwieciński (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Ashby (Agent):
Witold Tomczyk (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Sonora (Miner):
Andrzej Kostrzewski (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Trin (Miner):
Wojciech Strzelecki (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Sid (Miner):
Jan Szurgot (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Bello (Miner):
Nikhil Goyal (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Harry (Miner):
Marcin Ciechowicz (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Joe (Miner):
Pepe Diaz (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Happy (Miner):
Krzysztof Pilch (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Jim Larkens (Miner):
Robert Ulatowski (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Billy Jackrabbit (Red Indian):
Bartosz Szulc (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Wowkle (Wife of Billy):
Olga Maroszek (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Jake Wallace (Troubadour):
Arkadiusz Anyszka (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Jose Castro:
Rafał Pikała (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Courier:
Marek Twardowski (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Baritone:
Romuald Kisielewski (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Conductor:
Wojciech Rodek (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
Male Choir, Orchestra of the Grand Theatre in Łódź (February 16, 2024; February 18, 2024)
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