Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theatre Academy in Warsaw
date: 25 March (Wednesday) 2026, 17:30
duration: 1h 40 min (no intermission)
tickets: 35 pln
PPA production: Grażyna Górka-Dudek
direction, space, stage movement: Cezary Tomaszewski
script, dramaturgy: Eliasz Niezgoda
script of vocal scenes: Lorenzo Da Ponte translated by Stanisław Barańczak
music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
arrangements: Mariusz Obijalski, Michał Leśniak
vocal preparation: Anna Serafińska
light design: Jędrzej Jęcikowski
sound direction: Juliusz Gadaj
make-up: Sandra Nowak
duel arrangement: Przemysław Wyszyński
Cast: Maria Pawłowska, Urszula Rossowska, Marta Tabęcka, Karol Jankiewicz, Martyna Burchała
The story of the seducer from Seville, dragged to hell by a stone statue. A brilliant pinnacle of Western musical culture. The opus magnum of Wolfgang Amadeus and his librettist, Lorenzo Da Ponte.
A student production from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw — positioned on the border between “true” opera, drama, and musical — sinks its teeth into the famous masterpiece, exploring forms of desire and the expectations that shape human relationships.
Universal problems — though described centuries ago — are reflected in today’s understanding of love: selfish, compulsive, unjust, and utterly illogical.
In a world of emotional extremes, old questions — posed anew by young performers and a visionary director — resonate with fresh, surprising power. Why are we the way we are? Why does desire complicate us so deeply? Why is love…?
Photo. Zuzanna Mazurek
