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On the 410th anniversary of William Shakespeare\u2019s death<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Within the mythical depths of the forest, where a deeply hidden truth about nature and humanity awakens, unfolds the action of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em> \u2013 the comedy that became the basis for Henry Purcell\u2019s semi-opera The Fairy Queen<\/em>. The musical masques, which serve as a counterpoint to the spoken scenes, astonish with their brilliance and variability, shimmering with the opulent colours of Baroque compositional techniques. Radiant instrumental interludes, along with refined recitatives and arias, shape an enchanted world teeming with a kaleidoscope of feelings and emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This impressive realm of musical spells provides both the framework and the point of departure for a profound reinterpretation of Purcell\u2019s work, directed by Kamila Siwi\u0144ska with the dramaturgical layer crafted by the keen-eyed Ma\u0142gorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk. Beneath the charming landscape emerge destructive forces of emotional enslavement and psychological violence, which some mistake for love. Through Oberon, whose knowledge allows him to manipulate human consciousness, the sudden and unrestrained power of desire and ecstasy overtakes the titular Fairy Queen (Titania) as well as the young lovers \u2013 Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena. On the theatrical stage, the worlds of ancient myth, Shakespearean drama, and the nonverbal power of musical expression meet and interpenetrate, creating a universal, nuanced, and ambiguous space for reflection on madness, falsehood, and \u201cunlove.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marta Dziewanowska-Pachowska<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MUSIC DIRECTOR KRZYSZTOF GARSTKA<\/a><\/strong>
STAGE DIRECTOR, SET DESIGN, VIDEO PROJECTIONS KAMILA SIWI\u0143SKA<\/strong>
COSTUMES DOROTA KO\u0141ODY\u0143SKA<\/strong>
DRAMATURGY, TRANSLATION, TEXTS MA\u0141GORZATA SIKORSKA-MISZCZUK<\/strong>
STAGE MOVEMENT JAROS\u0141AW STANIEK<\/strong>
LIGHTING DESIGN PAULINA G\u00d3RAL<\/strong>
CHORUS MASTER KAROL KNAPI\u0143SKI<\/a><\/strong>
ASSISTENT DIRECTORS S\u0141AWOMIR JURCZAK, AGNIESZKA KOZ\u0141OWSKA<\/strong>
STAGE MANAGERS AGNIESZKA ORLIKOWSKA, TATIANA HEMPEL-GIERLACH, WANDA KARPI\u0143SKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CAST<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

SOLOISTS:
FAIRY OLGA PASIECZNIK<\/a> \/ MA\u0141GORZATA TROJANOWSKA<\/strong>
NYMPH MARTA BOBERSKA<\/a> \/ IWONA LUBOWICZ<\/a><\/strong>
SECRECY ALEKSANDER REWI\u0143SKI \/ SYLWESTER SMULCZY\u0143SKI<\/a><\/strong>
SLEEP MICHA\u0141 D\u0118BI\u0143SKI \/ PAWE\u0141 MICHALCZUK<\/a><\/strong>
DONKEY KAMIL ZDEBEL \/ MATEUSZ KULCZY\u0143SKI<\/strong><\/strong>
THE SUN DOROTA LACHOWICZ <\/a>\/ ANETA \u0141UKASZEWICZ<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACTORS:
LYSANDER TOMASZ NOSINSKI<\/strong>
DEMETRIUS MARCIN PEMPU\u015a<\/strong>
HELENA MONIKA OBARA<\/strong>
HERMIA NATALIA RYBICKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACTORS FEATURED IN THE PROJECTION:
TITANIA EWA B\u0141ASZCZYK<\/strong>
OBERON KRZYSZTOF STRU\u017bYCKI<\/strong>
MUSTARDSEED TOMASZ NOSINSKI<\/strong>
COBWEB MARCIN PEMPU\u015a<\/strong>
CHANGELING JAROS\u0141AW STANIEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE CHORUS OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE PERIOD INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLE OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA CAPELLA REGIA POLONA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONDUCTOR KRZYSZTOF GARSTKA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The seats in the auditorium are not numbered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLEASE NOTE: The entrance to the Royal Theatre in \u0141azienki Park is located on Agrykola street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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