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Revision as of 21:25, 2 October 2024

Człowiek z Manufaktury
Opera by Rafał Janiak
TranslationThe Man from Manufaktura
LibrettistMałgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk
LanguagePolish
Premiere
February 2, 2019 (2019-02-02)

The Man from Manufaktura - a two-act opera about the history of multicultural Łódź. The main character of the opera is the Łódź factory owner Izrael Kalmanowicz Poznański, however the opera also contains motifs from the history of Łódź and the place of the turbulent events: the workers' strike against the factory owners in 1892, the liquidation of the Poltex factory in 1991 and the vision of the future of Manufaktura as a shopping and entertainment complex in Łódź.[1]

History of creation

The initiative to organise a competition to compose an opera about the city of Łódź was by the then director of the Grand Theatre, Łódź, Paweł Gabara[2][3]. The idea of using Manufaktura factory and its owner Poznanski came from Krzysztof Korwin-Piotrowski, who then organised and coordinated The Man from Manufaktura opera competition. A libretto was commissioned from playwright Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk. The appointed chairman of the jury was the composer and conductor Prof. Krzysztof Penderecki. Forty composers from Poland, Spain, Iran, the USA and Italy entered the four-stage competition. On 10 October 2017, on the stage of Grand Theatre, Łódź, the results of the international competition for the opera The Man from Manufaktura were announced. By the decision of the jury, the Grand Prix and PLN 45,000 went to Rafał Janiak[4][5] - young composer and conductor from Warsaw. Audience also voted during the final concert at the Grand Theatre, Łódź, and the Opera Audience Award also went to Rafał Janiak.

Significant staging

Premiere of the opera

On 2 February 2019, the world premiere of the opera The Man from Manufaktura took place on the stage of Grand Theatre, Łódź.[6] The production was directed by Waldemar Zawodzinski, who has been associated with the Jaracz Theatre in Łódź as director, stage designer and manager since 1992. The costumes were designed by Maria Balcerek - winner of the Golden Masks and the Jan Kiepura Theatre Musical Award for best costume designer (in 2017). Choreography and stage movement were handled by Janina Niesobska - winner of Golden Masks in Silesia and Łódź.[7]

Roles

Role Voice type Premiere cast between 2 – 5 February 2019[8]
Poznański / Director baritone Stanisław Kierner [pl]/ Przemysław Rezner [pl]
Zofia mezzo-soprano Małgorzata Walewska/ Agnieszka Makówka [pl]
Newcomer / Prosecutor spoken part Wojciech Pszoniak
Horse-sailor tenor Jan Jakub Monowid/ Michał Sławecki
Baron de Hirsch / Fortune Teller bass Grzegorz Szostak/ Robert Ulatowski
Doctor bass Rafał Pikała/ Arkadiusz Jakus
Daughter / Female worker soprano Aleksandra Borkiewicz/ Aldona Orzeł-Sztabińska
Son tenor Przemysław Cierzniewski/ Adam Józef Węgliński
Mosiek (Moshe) Jan Jochim/ Szymon Kropidłowski
Young Poznański Franek Malicki/ Szymon Szybiński

Open-air premiere

Manufaktura is a recognisable and frequented place. A place of entertainment, commerce and culture, combining the past with the present, one of the most talked about shopping and event centre.

Rafal Janiak's opera The Man from Manufaktura came to life at the Manufaktura Market Square in Łódź on 18 May 2019, more than three months after the world premiere on the stage of the Grand Theatre, Łódź. As in the world premiere performance at the Grand Theatre, Łódź, Rafał Janiak became the musical director of the venture and Waldemar Zawodziński was entrusted with the direction. The difficult history of the former factory and the evenings colourful lighting of the contemporary Manufaktura created the atmosphere during the performance[9]. The world's first opera about the history of the city was presented to the general public at the Manufaktura Market Square, in the heart of the former empire of Israel Poznanski, who is the operas’ title character.

References

  1. ^ "Człowiek z Manufaktury/ spektakl". pik.lodz.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. ^ "The Man From Manufaktura". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Paweł Gabara". Dziennik Teatralny (in Polish). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Rafał Janiak". Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Rafał Janiak – kompozytor i dyrygent" (in Polish). ORFEO.
  6. ^ "The Man from Manufaktura: a fascinating history of Łódź in two acts". August 1, 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Teatr Wielki w Łodzi. Press meeting" (in Polish). January 14, 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Człowiek z Manufaktury". Operabase (in Polish). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Jak zorganizowano operę plenerową „Człowiek z Manufaktury"" (in Polish). 2020-11-26. Retrieved 29 September 2024.