 New House of the Kraków Opera | |
| Address | Kraków Poland |
|---|---|
| Type | Opera House |
| Capacity | 760 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1954 (2008, at this location) |
| Architect | Romuald Loegler |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Opera Krakowska (also known as the Kraków Opera) is an opera house located in Kraków, Poland. It was founded in 1954 in postwar Kraków, although the tradition of opera in the city dates back to 1628 when the first ever full libretto in Polish was released by the local publishing house, followed by the first fully-fledged opera performance in the city in March 1782.[1] The Kraków Opera company stages 200 performances each year, including ballet, operettas and musicals for the young, with an audience occupancy rate of 98%. The Kraków Opera's main repertoire includes both international and Polish operatic classics, reaffirming its status as one of the country's leading opera companies.[1]
The long list of names of renowned artists associated with it includes conductors such as Kazimierz Kord, Robert Satanowski, Jan Latham-Koenig, Roland Bader and Aurelio Canonici; set designers such as Tadeusz Kantor, Lidia Zamkow, Józef Szajna, Krystyna Zachwatowicz; and a plethora of opera singers, many of whom began their careers there, including Teresa Żylis-Gara, Wiesław Ochman, and Mariusz Kwiecień.[2][3][4]
- ^ a b "Opera Krakowska". Kultura polska, Polskie Centrum Informacji Muzycznej, Związek Kompozytorów Polskich (in Polish). Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Culture.pl. January 2002. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ The Opera Krakowska official website: "About us"
- ^ "Info with biography of Aurelio Canonici in English" (PDF). (91.3 KB)
- ^ (in Polish) Info with biography of Teresa Żylis-Gara at WIEM Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 6, 2009.