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EINE NACHT IN VENEDIG

Operetta

Composer:

Johann Strauss

Author of the libretto:

F. Zell (pseudonym Camillo Walzella) and Richard Genée

Date of the premiere:

29.01.2016

Duration:

3 h 10 min (2 intermissions)

Producers:

Musical Direction:

Wojciech Rodek

Direction:

Artur Hofman

Set Design and Lighting Direction:

Grzegorz Policiński

Costumes:

Barbara Ptak

Choreography:

Zofia Rudnicka

Choir Preparation:

Dawid Jarząb / Rafał Wiecha

Assistant Costume Designer:

Elżbieta Panek-Szewczyk

Producer:

Łukasz Mitka

Stage Manager:

Karolina Filus

Operetta in three acts. The performance is in Polish with Polish subtitles.

It is difficult to seek sense, logic, or rationality in operetta; after all, that is not its purpose. The same applies to NIGHT IN VENICE; the intricacies of the libretto create improbable and surprising situations, along with often irrational reactions of the characters, bringing humor and entertainment. This classic operetta by the Viennese composer forms, along with THE BAT and THE GYPSY BARON, a masterful trio of the genre. One can find in it everything that is most pleasant for the eyes, ears, and spirit. For the Viennese waltz king, the libretto once again became only a pretext to create sparkling music full of wit, spectacular arias, and impressive ensemble scenes. And all this in the extraordinary scenery of the Venetian carnival with its mystery, elaborate masks, and costumes as if from another world.

Our latest production only emphasizes the joyful character of the piece, and the creators of the Łódź staging seem to play with the possibilities of form, not avoiding at the same time references to classical interpretations and the construction of the stage space of this fantastic operetta.

Soloists, Choir, Ballet, and Orchestra of the Grand Theatre in Łódź

fot. Maciej Piąsta

in the foreground a painted man dressed in a silk robe with an ornate hat with large pink feathers, holding a lantern with one hand and the other raised up, in the background stairs stretching across the entire stage, on the right side a turret with a balcony, the background is blue

eight women in wide colorful dresses and tall gray wigs, standing next to each other in two rows and raising their hands, behind them a couch with a blurred man standing, blue background

group scene, in the center sits a man in an orange wig, around him women in wide dresses in shades of blue, all singing, standing in a room, with blue-lit walls

two smiling women in wide colorful dresses and tall gray wigs, they have white gloves on their hands, they spread their arms to the sides and hold each other, around you can see walls, railings, a window, and several men looking towards the women, all lit in blue

a man in yellow and orange clothes stands on a wooden boat, he has his leg and arms raised and throws a fish towards a surprised woman on the right, on the left sit women with wicker baskets, in the background walls, gates, railings, all lit in blue

three men are standing behind two barrels, on one of the barrels there are three golden goblets, the men are looking straight ahead, they are dressed in ornate robes, an octopus is lying on the ground in front of one of the men, in the background there are groups of artists who are standing, sitting and talking, dark background, buildings

on the stairs in the foreground women are sitting with wicker baskets, they are turned with their backs and looking towards a wooden boat on which a woman dressed in blue is standing with an oar in her hand, behind the boat sits a group of men who are also looking towards the boat, in the background a building, grey background, smoke

in the foreground two women, one in an orange and large hat with feathers, surprised, the other in a blue dress, holding a long wooden stick in her hands, smiling broadly, in the back a group of people stare at them, the background is black

a singing man dressed in decorated clothes sings, he holds two women by their belts, both are smiling and wearing decorated dresses, the background is dark

group stage, artists dressed in colorful costumes stare forward, soap bubbles are flying at them from above, in the background buildings lit in blue

a man in an ornate costume and a hat with large pink feathers looks ahead, his left hand is raised, in the background two women are sitting on the stairs, a guard in a hat with a feather stands higher, wicker baskets, a golden booth and buildings are visible in the background

on the stage there is a group of singing women dressed in everyday clothes, behind them several men with torches, on the right there is a balcony on which a man dressed in an ornate costume stands

a woman stares at the camera smiling, raises one hand up, rests the other on the couch, in the background there are columns, at the top there is a frame on which a material hangs - it resembles a large umbrella, the whole photo is in shades of blue, the artist's outfit, decorations, background

three couples, women standing on one leg, lifting the other, men holding them, all dressed in shades of yellow and orange, blue-lit buildings in the background

group scene, artists dressed in colorful costumes look at each other, in the background buildings lit in blue, on one of them stands a large black decoration in the shape of a mask for a ball

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