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Official
Opera Poster
(Click image for full size)
Opera Program
(Click image for PDF file)
Click Images
or Click
Here for a Slideshow (music by Andrzej Czajkowski from String
Quartet No. 2)
(Courtesy Krzysztof Bielinski)
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Opera
Performances at the Warsaw Wielki Theatre (October 2014)
The dates of performances of The Merchant of Venice (Kupiec Wenecki
in Polish) at the Warsaw (Poland) Wielki Theatre took place on October
24, 26, 28, and October 30. Click
Here for the cast of the opera (PDF file in Polish); Click
Here for a cast poster (PDF file in Polish).
Lester
Lynch as Shylock (Photo: Krzysztof Bielinski)
Programs
related to The Merchant of Venice (Warsaw, Poland - October 2014)
The following table lists known video and radio programs centric to
The Merchant of Venice (Kupiec Wenecki). This table will be updated
as other programs become available.
|
Subject
|
Source
|
Note
|
To
View
|
| Trailer
posted by Opera Narodowa |
YouTube |
30
seconds long |
Click
Here |
| Promo
posted by Opera Narodowa |
YouTube |
15
seconds long (pl) |
Click
Here |
| Grand
Theatre Foyer Program |
Veedo |
100
seconds long (pl) |
Click
Here |
| Keith
Warner Interview Part 1 |
Veedo |
51
seconds long (en) |
Click
Here |
| Keith
Warner Interview Part 2 |
Veedo |
65
seconds long (en) |
Click
Here |
| Keith
Warner Interview Part 3 |
Veedo |
49
seconds long (en) |
Click
Here |
| TVN
Promo of the opera |
YouTube |
60
seconds long (pl) |
Click
Here |
| Polish
Radio Program 1 |
mp3
file |
8
minutes long (pl) |
Click
Here |
| Polish
Radio Program 2 |
mp3
file |
27
minutes long (pl) |
Click
Here |
| Polish
Radio Program 3 |
mp3
file |
13
minutes long (pl) |
Click
Here |
Opera
Reviews and Articles
Below is a sampling of reviews and comments generated by the opera
performances. Virtually all of these listings are in Polish.
|
Source
|
Link
|
| Ruch
Muzyczny - December 12, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| New
York Times - November 17, 2014 (en) |
Click
Here |
| Hanna
Milewska for Hi Fi i Muzyka - November 15, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| Tygodnik
Powszechny - November 10, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| e-gazeta
teatralna Blog - November 2, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| Ewa
Wojciechowska Blog - October 29, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| Opera
czyli boski idiotyzm - October 29, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| tvkultura.pl
website - October 28, 2014 (ru) |
Click
Here |
| Gazeta.pl
Warszawa website - October 27, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| wyborcza.pl
website - October 27, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| teatrdlawas.pl
website - October 26, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| Polityka,
Doroty Szwarcman Blog - October 25, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
|
teatrdlawas.pl website - October 25, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| natemat.pl
website - October 25, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| Culture.pl
website - October 24, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| Gazeta.pl
Warszawa website - October 24, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| Gazeta.pl
Warszawa website - October 23, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| dzieje.pl
Portal Historyczny webpage - October 23, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| Gazeta.pl
Warszawa - September 3, 2014 (pl) |
Click
Here |
| The
Arts in Europe (New York Times) - September 3, 2014 (en) |
Click
Here |
Lionel
Friend Blog (May 2014)
Conductor Lionel Friend, who is the music director/conductor for the
opera performances in Warsaw, mentions the opera on his May 2014 blog.
Click
Here for the original and complete blog (pdf file). Click image
below for larger version.
Celebration Concert featuring André Tchaikowsky compositions
Wielki Theatre just announced: "Premiere Prelude / Concerts
of Composers of Season 2014/2015," with works by Andrzej Czajkowski.
The concert will take place at Teatr Wielki on Thursday, October 23,
2014 at 8 pm (20 hr). For details, Click
Here (English) or Click
Here (Polish). This concert includes:
Opera
Cast for the Warsaw, Poland Production (October 2014)
The following is a summary of the cast for the Warsaw, Poland production
of The Merchant of Venice.
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Music Director/Conductor
Lionel Friend (website)
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Stage
Director
Keith Warner (website)
|
Designer
Ashley Martin-Davis (website)
|
|
Chorus of Teatr Wielki - Polish
National Opera (website)
|
Orchestra of Teatr Wielki - Polish
National Opera (website)
|
Dariusz Machej (website)
Duke of Venice (Bass)
|
Christopher Robson (website)
Antonio
(Countertenor)
|
Charles Workman (website)
Bassanio (Tenor)
|
Adrian Clarke
Salerio (Bass-Baritone)
|
Rafal Pawnuk
(website)
Solanio (Bass-Baritone)
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Philip Smith
Gratiano (Bass-Baritone)
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Jason Bridges (website)
Lorenzo (Tenor)
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Lester Lynch (website)
Shylock (Baritone)
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Marisol Montalvo (website)
Jessica (Soprano)
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Sarah Castle
Portia (Mezzosoprano)
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Verena Gunz
Nerissa (Mezzosoprano)
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Katarzyna Trylnik (website)
A boy (Soprano)
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Juliusz M. Kubiak (website)
Duke of Arragon/Freud |
Greg Lockett (website)
Duke of Morocco |
Opera Academy (website)
Aragon
and Morocco
|
Members of the Chorus
(website)
People of Venice
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