W operze, bez oparów
Opera with No Heat

Summary/Abstract: Łukasz Grabuś writes about the Warsaw Autumn 59th International Contemporary Music Festival (16-24.09.2016), which was entirely devoted to opera. The author describes the organizational structure of the festival and analyzes the program, noting that it could be read in many ways – such as by the principle of contrasts (e.g. “spectacular stage production vs. ascetic precision of performance”). Grabuś takes issue with the festival motto “in the heat of opera” and claims that the festival formed a space for reflecting on the institutional conditions in which Polish contemporary opera productions are created.

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