THE NUTCRACKER
24, 25, 26.01
One of the world’s most popular classical ballets is a story of a girl taken by her Christmas toy on a journey through a fairyland of wonders where anything is possible... The fairytale novella "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" was written in 1816 by the German poet and author E. T. A. Hoffmann.
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31.01, 2.02
Sandor Barinkay, the son of the former Governor returns to his castle. His companion, the Royal Commissioner Carnero reinstates the family land ownership to Sandor. The new heir is welcomed by an old Gypsy Czipra, telling him that he would regain property and love...
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Evening with the artist - Bożena Zawiślak-Dolny
27 September 2019The beginning of the new season gives us the opportunity to invite you to participate in a series of meetings with artists. Entitled “Evening with the artist”, they will be filled with music, memories, anecdotes, conversations, and live performances – all in a casual setting, with a glass... more »
Artists of the Krakow Opera paid tribute to Iwona Borowicka
16 September 2019On Saturday, 14 September, a concert commemorating Iwona Borowicka took place. It was organised to celebrate the 35th anniversary of her death and 65th anniversary of her debut. The event, co-organised by Stowarzyszenie Radosny Senior (The Happy Senior Society)... more »
Can 2019/2020 season in the Krakow Opera surprise you?
3 September 2019The 2019/2020 season should satisfy both those who expect to be taken for a sentimental journey to the past and those hungry for experiments. Four premieres outline a wide stylistic, historical, and genre horizon whose borders stretch from Jacques Offenbach to Arthur Honegger. more »
Summary of the 2018/2019 season
10 July 2019This last season at the Krakow Opera ended, traditionally, with the Summer Festival. The audience awarded the artists, who concluded the musical celebration by performing Gioachino Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville”, with a standing ovation. The comedy style finale... more »
MONIUSZKO’S MASTERPIECES AT WAWEL (AFTER THE “WORLD OPERA ARIAS” CONCERT)
24 June 2019It is difficult to imagine the Krakow Opera Summer Festival without the “World Opera Arias” concert, the tenth edition of which took place this year. On 23 June, our theatre soloists, choir and orchestra performed at the Wawel Castle a special rendition of the “Arias” devoted to the opera... more »
Candide in reviews
10 June 2019The second weekend of June was marked by Leonard Bernstein’s Candide. Three evenings in our theatre began with the characteristic, vivid, full of melodic inventiveness overture to the work which is sometimes called the valentine of European music. more »
