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The Grand Theatre, Warsaw (Polish: Teatr Wielki w Warszawie), or the Great Theatre—National Opera (Polish: Teatr Wielki—Opera Narodowa), [1] is a theatre and opera complex situated on the historic Theatre Square in central Warsaw, Poland. The Warsaw Grand Theatre is home to the Polish National Ballet and has a seating capacity of over 2,000 ...
The National Theatre (Teatr Narodowy) in Warsaw, Poland, was founded in 1765, during the Polish Enlightenment, by that country's monarch, Stanisław August Poniatowski. The theatre shares the Grand Theatre complex at Theatre Square in Warsaw with another national venue, Poland's National Opera.
The work is regarded as one of the finest Polish national operas. It is made up of musical forms from the Polish folk tradition - polonaises, mazurkas and dumkas - and was the first Polish opera to be "through-composed" (i.e. the entire libretto is set to music and there is no spoken dialogue). [6]
Baiseitova Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre, Astana (2000–2012, terminated) Palace of Peace and Reconciliation – Opera Hall, Astana (2006) Shymkent Regional Opera and Ballet Theatre, Shymkent (2007)
The Polish National Ballet (Polish: Polski Balet Narodowy, PBN) is the largest and most influential ballet company in Poland. It continues a ballet heritage, dating to the 17th century. Prior to 2008 it was known as the ballet of the Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera. In that year the ballet company received artistic autonomy reflected in ...
The Theatre Museum in Warsaw is gathering collections related to the history of Polish and foreign theatres. [1] In 1957-1966 it operated as a branch of the Warsaw Historical Museum. [2] Since 1965 it has been operating in the building and structure of the Grand Theatre, in interiors designed by Mieczysław Piprek. The museum was co-founded by ...
The opera was originally performed in the United States by the Polonia Opera Company under its director Louis Kowalski. He staged the opera in many cities with Polish populations, such as New York in Carnegie Hall, Detroit, Hartford and Chicago. [4] He last staged Halka at Carnegie Hall on May 24, 1959, about 6 months before his death. He was ...
Tadeusz Kantor (1915-1990) is renowned for his revolutionary theatrical performances in Poland and abroad.. At present, the Polish theatre actor possibly best known outside the country is Andrzej Seweryn, who in the years 1984–1988 was a member of the international group formed by Peter Brook to work on the staging of the Mahabharata, and since 1993 has been linked with the Comédie Française.