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Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego
Województwo Łódzkie - Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Łódzkiego

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Poster for the spectacle: DON CARLOS
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DON CARLOS

Opera

Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi

Author of the libretto:
Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle based on Friedrich Schiller

Date of the premiere:
19.03.2021

Duration:
4 h (2 intermission)

Producers:
Musical direction:
Vladimir Kiradjiev

Direction:
Michał Znaniecki

Artwork:
Wojciech Siudmak

Choreography:
Diana Theocharidis

Multimedia design:
Karolina Jacewicz

Animation support:
Jakub Guzik, Fryderyk Szulgit

Choir preparation:
Maciej Salski / Rafał Wiecha

Musical collaboration:
Michał Kocimski

Scenic collaboration:
Katarzyna Zbłowska

Assistant directors:
Adam Grabarczyk, Waldemar Stańcz

Stage manager:
Zbigniew Pawełczyk, Andrzej Kowalik

Scenography support for the performance:
Implemented using images by Wojciech Siudmak according to the author's concept



Concert version - staged
DON CARLOS – PERFECTION AND EMOTIONS
 
Each encounter with the works of Giuseppe Verdi is a significant challenge and an emotional experience for the theater, offering the audience an opportunity to participate in something important and extraordinary. After the March premiere in Paris in 1867, Verdi was not entirely pleased with the result of his work on Don Carlos. In a short time, he made many changes, and by October of the same year in Bologna, Don Carlos triumphed fully. The drama of Schiller, which serves as the basis for the libretto, acquires new meanings, deeper emotions, and dramatic dynamism. Don Carlos is a perfected musical drama in which the music strongly characterizes individual figures. The spectacular collective scenes do not appear solely "for themselves" but are an integral part of the stage action, emphasizing, commenting, and dynamizing it. Each aria and ensemble is not only a vocal showcase but, above all, emotions and a characteristic characterization of individual characters, always accurate and impressive!
 
The complexities of emotions, friendly rivalries, political intrigues, and the struggle for power—all of this is in Schiller's drama. Even more highlighted—because it is "described" by excellent music—it is in Verdi's opera. Listening to it, we escape from the daily hustle, although it doesn't really want to leave us. So, it's worth listening, detach with thoughts, and try to forget about the "here and now."
 
Especially since in this staged concert performance, we guarantee a musical and vocal interpretation at the highest level performed by soloists, choir, and the orchestra of the Grand Theatre in Łódź. In the leading roles, we will hear Dominik Sutowicz, Monika Cichocka, Anna Wierzbicka, Bernadetta Grabias, Agnieszka Makówka, Grzegorz Szostak, Robert Ulatowski, and Łukasz Motkowicz. The director of this extraordinary concert, with surrealistic images by Wojciech Siudmak in the background, is Michał Znaniecki.
 
In the premiere event on March 19, 2021, the leading roles were played by: Aleksandra Kurzak (Elisabeth), Roberto Alagna (Don Carlos), Andrzej Dobber (Posa), Rafał Siwek (Philip II), Monika Ledzion-Porczyńska (Eboli), as well as soloists, choir, ballet, and orchestra of the Grand Theatre in Łódź under the baton of Maestro Vladimir Kiradjiev.
 
In our theater, this will be the third encounter with Verdi's Don Carlos—after the full staging in 1979 and the concert performance in 1991.
 
Soloists, Choir, Ballet, and Orchestra of the Grand Theatre in Łódź

fot. Joanna Miklaszewska
An elderly man in a red robe against the background of a tall cross. Behind him, choristers dressed in white.
A woman in a red dress is facing a man in a black tailcoat with white elements. Behind him, a woman in a purple dress is standing with her hand raised.
In the middle of the stage, 3 actors with hoops in their hands. Black scenography with elements of tree branches and a bright flame. On both sides, choristers in black costumes.
A woman performing an aria, with her mouth open and her hand raised. In a purple dress with a jabot at the neck.
A man in a gold-red crown and a black cloak. With his eyes closed I perform an aria, He holds both hands up.
The woman holds both hands clasped, turned upwards. She is wearing a red dress, has fair skin and tied hair. With her mouth open, she performs the aria with emotion on her face.
A man in an ornamented costume holds the sleeve of another man with a saber in his hand. A woman in a purple dress stands between them. In the background are dark, navy blue elements of the scenography.
A group scene. On both sides, a group of choristers in black and red costumes. In the foreground, a soloist in a black and gold costume. In the background, two royal armchairs, one of which is occupied by a woman. On the left, a man with a drawn saber.
Two men standing opposite each other. One of them holds a drawn saber. Both are dressed in dark clothes. In the background, a dark stage design.
A woman looks out over the balcony, resting her hands on the railing. She has long hair that falls to her shoulders, and is dressed in a delicate white dress. The building is lit in blue and green.
A man with a beard sits on a chair. He holds an open book in his hands. He is dressed in a black shirt and dark pants. He is thoughtful and focused.
In the foreground, a man in royal robes. On the right, a devil points to the royal throne. The devil has red horns, a cloak, and boots. At the top of the photo, two male figures are visible. One of them is leaning over the other, holding his cheek with her hand.
Group scene - in the upper part of the photograph the choir stands. In the middle of the scene lies a man looking towards the choristers. In the lower part of the photograph two men can be seen at chairs. One of them is sitting, leaning on a cane, the other is standing, holding a book in his hands.
In the foreground there is a white steed standing by a tree with thin, black branches. In the lower part of the photograph you can see two overturned chairs, a woman in an elegant red dress and an orchestra in the background.
In the upper part of the photograph, you can see 4 men: the first holds a crown in his hand, the second a sabre, the third has a red robe, the fourth is in shadow and the figure is barely visible. In the background, you can see two overturned chairs, a woman's figure pointing at them with her hand and two men leaning against each other.

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