The Wrocław Opera announces the 2024-25 season – four premieres lined up
In the 2024-25 season, the Wrocław Opera premieres four productions, including “Nabucco” by Giuseppe Verdi (November 11, 2024), “The Barber of Seville” by Gioachino Rossini (December 13, 2024; directed by Anette Leistenschneider), “The Haunted Manor” by Stanisław Moniuszko (March 15,2025) and “Hänsel und Gretel” by Engelbert Humperdinck (May 23, 2025; directed by Paweł Szkotak).
Among the repertory returns are: “Madame Butterfly” (with Iwona Sobotka as Cio-cio-san) and “Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini, “The Italian Girl in Algiers” by Gioachino Rossini, “Mannequins” by Zbigniew Rudziński, “Don Giovanni” and “The Magic Flute in Breslau” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Carmen” by Georges Bizet, “Candide” by Leonard Bernstein and “Fiddler on the Roof” by Jerry Bock.
The theatre has also announced additions to its full-time soloists ensemble: Jolanta Wagner (soprano), Agnieszka Adamczak (soprano) and Paweł Żak (tenor).
The detailed casting has not been revealed yet.
The staging of “Halka” by Stanisław Moniuszko in Wrocław on September 8, 1945 marked the beginning of the Polish opera stage. The upcoming 80th season is therefore a jubilee year for the theatre.