Panel discussion: Opera? What do we need it for?

Opera? What do we need it for? Join us on September 11 for a panel discussion as part of the Opera Discoveries Festival! This gathering of artists, critics, and cultural managers will explore what opera is today and what place it holds in the modern world. The event will be moderated by Agata Kwiecińska (Polish Radio).

PROGRAM

Part I – OPENING /11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m./

• Agnieszka Franków-Żelazny – Director of the Wrocław Opera
• Tomasz Konieczny – Soloist, Director of Casting at the Wrocław Opera
• Robert Piaskowski – Director of the National Center for Culture
• Izabela Kurc – Director of the Department of Culture and Cultural Heritage at the Marshal’s Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, acting director of the Wrocław Opera in 2023

Part II – OPERA CRITICISM /12:00–1:30 p.m./

• Dorota Kozińska – Independent music critic
• Jacek Marczyński – Music critic, columnist for *Rzeczpospolita* and *Ruch Muzyczny*
• Beata Maciejewska – Journalist, columnist, cultural historian
• Benjamin Paschalski – Ballet critic, author of the blog “Benjamin Paschalski in Dance”
• Aleks Stadnicki – Independent music critic

Part III – ARTISTS /2:00 PM–3:30 PM/

• Michał Zadara – General and Artistic Director of the Polish Theater in Wrocław, director
• Tomasz Wygoda – Dancer, actor, choreographer, and teacher
• Agata Zubel – Composer and singer

Part IV – CULTURAL MANAGER /3:30–5:00 p.m./

• Alicja Węgorzewska-Whiskerd – Director of the Warsaw Chamber Opera, cultural manager
• Roman Osadnik – Director of the Studio Theater, cultural manager
• Marcin Sanakiewicz – Co-creator of television productions, media market expert
• Tomasz Półgrabski – Director of the Department of Public Relations and Sponsorship at KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.

We cordially invite you to join us!