Having led a series of victorious campaigns against rival territories, a warrior wins the hand of a Brahmin priestess. But when his true caste is brought to light, he risks losing more than just his bride. Based on a play by Casimir Delavigne, Stanisław Moniuszko's final opera is rarely performed. Poznań Opera presents it in this new production directed by Graham Vick to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth.
Ostracised for marrying outside their communities, a young couple are plunged into poverty. The devoted wife wants to keep giving love a chance, but her adventurous husband begins to question the cost to his freedom. On the centenary of Poland’s regained independence, for which Paderewski worked so hard, his Manru opens the new season at the Polish National Opera. A story of love in the face of prejudice, this important work is a timely warning against xenophobia and intolerance.
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A comic-fantastic opera by Tchaikovsky, also known as Cherevichki. In a small Ukrainian village, the devil decides to steal the moon to revenge himself on his enemy, Vakula the smith.
