A Celebration of Opera: Star-Studded “Grand Voices” Series at Warsaw’s National Opera
“Grand Voices” is a concert series launched in the 2025/26 season by the new director of the capital’s stage, Boris Kudlička. It will feature an elite of Polish opera singers who have invited renowned international artists to collaborate.
“I want our artists to invite colleagues from around the world to perform together with our orchestra. This builds quality and opens the orchestra to diverse conducting personalities,” said Kudlička in an interview with Puls Biznesu.
The audience will have the opportunity to experience extraordinary duets and solo performances. The series will open in November with a stage duo featuring Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna. The star couple will appear together for the first time in a concert on the stage of the Polish National Opera. In the following months, the programme will feature Artur Ruciński with Pretty Yende and Tomasz Konieczny with Camilla Nylund. The series will conclude in May with a recital by Piotr Beczała.
The artists will be accompanied by the orchestra, and the institution’s website currently lists only the conductor for the first concert – former Music Director of the Polish National Opera, Carlo Montanaro.
Who? What? Where? When?
November 9, 2025: Aleksandra Kurzak / Roberto Alagna
February 8, 2026: Artur Ruciński / Pretty Yende
April 12, 2026: Tomasz Konieczny / Camilla Nylund
May 27, 2026: Piotr Beczała
Venue: Polish National Opera, Warsaw