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Admin

Conductor

José Maria Florêncio

Set designer

Alicja Kokosińska

Costume designer

Choreographer

Izabela Sokołowska-Boulton

Lighting designer

Piotr Miszkiewicz

Assistant music manager

Michał Krężlewski

Assistant set and costume designer

Zuzanna Kubicz

Chorus master

Agnieszka Długołęcka

Nicolas Krauze

Stage director

Romuald Wicza-Pokojski

Singer

Soprano

Besa Llugiqi

Thaïs

Baritone

Marcin Bronikowski

Athanaël

Tenor

Łukasz Załęski

Nicias

Bass

Daniel Borowski

Palémon

Maria Antkowiak

Crobyle

Mezzo-soprano

Wanda Franek

Myrtale

Julia Iwaszkiewicz

La charmeuse

Katarzyna Nowosad

Abbess Albine

Piotr Nowacki

Servant

Opera Bałtycka

Thaïs Massenet

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Massenet, apart from his most famous opera Manon, was remembered for his unusually lyrical vocal miniatures. According to the composer himself, music was primarily meant to give pleasure and provoke deep feelings, so he tried to compose, but also chose the content of his works. Thaïs is the story of a beautiful courtesan who almost hypnotizes her admirers with grace and beauty. Her dissolute life, however, is a salt in the eyes of the young monk, Atanael. He tries to convert the promiscuous woman at all costs, which is successful. As a result of this peculiar crusade, Atanael discovers that it was not really about conversion, but about winning the extraordinary and magical love of Thaïs. However, it is too late for this, because his chosen one is dying. Thaïs is a story about passions that torment people, but also about the dangers of excessive religious fascination. It is also opening the field for discussion and an attempt to answer questions about the hierarchy of values: is love and temporal passions more important, or eternal salvation ...

Massenet, apart from his most famous opera Manon , was remembered for his unusually lyrical vocal miniatures. According to the composer himself, music was primarily to give pleasure and provoke deep feelings, so he tried to compose, but also chose the content of his works.

Tha ïs is the story of a beautiful courtesan who almost hypnotizes her admirers with grace and beauty. Her dissolute life, however, is a salt in the eyes of the young monk Atanael. He tries to convert the promiscuous woman at all costs, which is successful. As a result of this peculiar crusade, Atanael discovers that it was not really about conversion, but about winning the extraordinary and magical love of Thaïs. However, it is too late for this, because his chosen one is dying.

Thaïs is a story about passions tormenting people, but also about the dangers of excessive religious fascination. It is also opening the field for discussion and an attempt to answer questions about the hierarchy of values: is love and temporal passions more important, or eternal salvation ...

English

Thaïs by Massenet, From (2022/2022), Directed by Romuald Wicza-Pokojski,, Conductor José Maria Florêncio, Nicolas Krauze

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