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The event is part of the 65th Music Festival in \u0141a\u0144cut<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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God help me! I suffer!… I love Antek\u2026 but he can help me not!… Master Jan is rich\u2026 and will make my Mother content. \u2013 Only one of these wishes I can choose\u2026 either to please Mother, or to please me\u2026 Oh! Antek, my beloved! What would our parting be? Could I ever part from you?… But all in vain\u2026 my mother in misery, we must seek help for her\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 this is Kasia\u2019s dilemma. Kasia is the main character of a two-act opera by Maciej Kamie\u0144ski, with libretto by Wojciech Bogus\u0142awski, based on Franciszek Bohomolec\u2019s comedy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Misery Contented<\/em> was commissioned in 1778 by King Stanis\u0142aw II August Poniatowski. The king was such a great patron of the arts that even the Stanis\u0142awowski Theatre (named after him) has a plafond painting of Apollo by Jan Bogumi\u0142 Plersch, which bears a very close resemblance to the king\u2019s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This opera production, prepared by the Polish Royal Opera and directed by Jaros\u0142aw Kilian, is a symbolic tribute to the king in recognition of his generosity, for Poniatowski contributed both to the creation of this opera \u2013 the first surviving opera written in the Polish language \u2013 and to the creation of a theatre in the building of the Old Orangery at the Royal \u0141azienki Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MUSIC DIRECTOR TADEUSZ KAROLAK<\/strong>
PRODUCTION, STAGE DIRECTOR JAROS\u0141AW KILIAN <\/strong>
COSTUME DESIGNER, SCENOGRAPHY IZABELA CHE\u0141KOWSKA
<\/strong>SET DESIGN \u2013 IN COLLABORATION WITH CEZARY \u017bEGLI\u0143SKI
<\/strong>COSTUMES \u2013 IN COLLABORATION WITH MARYLA NAWOTKA
<\/strong>CHOREOGRAPHY IWONA RUNOWSKA
<\/strong>LIGHTING DESIGN PIOTR NIEMYJSKI<\/strong>
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR S\u0141AWOMIR JURCZAK<\/strong><\/a>
STAGE MANAGER TATIANA HEMPEL-GIERLACH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

ANNA JUSTYNA ST\u0118PIE\u0143<\/a>
<\/strong>KASIA  JUSTYNA RECZENIEDI<\/a>
<\/strong>ANTEK <\/a>SYLWESTER SMULCZY\u0143SKI<\/a><\/strong>
<\/strong>JAN PIOTR K\u0118DZIORA<\/a>
<\/strong>PODSTARO\u015aCI WITOLD \u017bO\u0141\u0104DKIEWICZ<\/a><\/strong>
<\/strong>MACIEJ KAMIE\u0143SKI S\u0141AWOMIR JURCZAK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

CONDUCTOR KAROL SZWECH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Duration: 1 h 15\u00a0mins (no intermission)<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Patron of\u00a0OPERA ON TOUR<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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