Performance

Although today Madama Butterfly is counted among Giacomo Puccini’s greatest operatic hits — alongside masterpieces such as Tosca or La Bohème — its world premiere at La Scala was a disaster. The love duet in Act I was met with boos, and when Cio-Cio-San began to sing about the robins building their nests, the audience burst into such laughter that the performance was nearly stopped altogether. Today, it is perhaps ...

The Children’s Choir invites you to a unique concert, *“Mr. Kleks at the Opera”*—full of colorful characters, music, and imagination. This special event, prepared with passion by young artists, will delight both children and adults. The project has been submitted to the “Kulturalny Orlen” grant program and will be carried out depending on the funding awarded.

It's a story about dreams coming true, about how anyone's fate can change for the better. The libretto of the musical "My Fair Lady", one of the greatest worldwide successes of its genre, was based on George Bernard Shaw's play, a text that can be likened to "Pretty Woman," a cinematic hit from the 1990s starring Julia Roberts, from today's perspective. Since its premiere in 1956, the musical has been ...

Verdi was close to abandoning his career as an opera composer after the moderate success of "Oberto" and the failure of "The King's Day." Everything changed in 1841 when the manager of La Scala presented him with a libretto about the tribulations of King Nebuchadnezzar and the beginnings of the Babylonian captivity of the Jews. "Nabucco" had almost eighty performances in less than a year and secured a permanent place in the repertoire of ...

The New Year’s Eve and New Year Concert titled “Wiener nacht” at the opera is a significant artistic event, drawing on the rich tradition of Vienna’s New Year concerts—symbols of elegance, musical craftsmanship, and the joy of shared celebration. It also continues our programming line focused on promoting European culture through monographic concerts, each year dedicated to the music of a different country. In ...

“Opera Łódź Opener” — with this concert, we will inaugurate a truly special, jubilee artistic season at the Grand Theatre in Łódź. For the third time, the concert at Dąbrowski Square will become an opportunity for the people of Łódź to enjoy a pleasant gathering with their favorite opera and ballet artists. During this exceptional evening, audiences will hear well-known and beloved excerpts from the ...

“Opera Łódź Opener” — with this concert, we will inaugurate a truly special, jubilee artistic season at the Grand Theatre in Łódź. For the third time, the concert at Dąbrowski Square will become an opportunity for the people of Łódź to enjoy a pleasant gathering with their favorite opera and ballet artists. During this exceptional evening, audiences will hear well-known and beloved excerpts from the world opera canon, as well as classics of ...

After half a century of silence, one of the greatest operatic masterpieces returns to the stage where its dramatic power resonates most fully. The Grand Theatre in Łódź invites you to a remarkable new production of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi – a performance that stirs the deepest emotions and redefines the operatic experience. This is not just the return of a title – it is the return of a legend. The story of love, jealousy, and betrayal, ...

I believe that development is not just about moving forward; sometimes you have to think, take those two steps back to move forward. Krzysztof Penderecki There is an exceptional challenge before us, this time the Lodz Grand Theatre presents Paradise Lost - Krzysztof Penderecki's  unique  opera based on John Milton's poem, in which  biblical themes find their references in reality in a very clear way. This ...