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The Fairy Queen at Teatr Wielki (Poznan’s Opera House)

November 21, 2011 by Lois Britton 3 Comments

This was the first opera weve attended when our daughter wasn’t playing in the pit.  We’ve been wanting to see an opera here.  It’s a very popular pastime, and who wouldn’t be drawn to this magnificant building?

In my limited opera experience stateside, audiences tend to be older and high income.  That wasn’t the case here.  It was a total mix of people you would encounter anywhere in Poznan.  In attendance were an older elementary school group, college students, families with children.  All of the fur coats appeared to be faux, so it may not have been a particularly monied crowd.

We chose The Fairy Queen (adapted from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream) because it was in English.  After all, the surtitles (the lyrics projected on a sign above the stage) will be in Polish!  We realized that it doesn’t really matter if you can read the lyrics or understand the language in which the opera was written.  The acting and the music tell the story.  When the words are sung, you only pick up a few of them anyway; it’s more the music and mood created.

The fairies – putting finishing touches on their makeup as we arrived

We stopped by The Dubliner for just one drink after the opera.  We’d been out too late the night before celebrating  Slawek’s 29th (really!) birthday at Kriek.  The occasion called for a chocolate nutella birthday cake, oczywiście!

The cake, which traveled by tram, seems to have developed a case of the leans
Lois Britton

An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com,  she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.

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  1. Kasia

    November 21, 2011 at 11:33 am

    I used to go to the opera when I was in high school. My dad goes often – it seems to be his new "hobby".
    A Belgian pub in Poznan? Lois – I think I will ask you to be my guide in Poznan next summer:)
    The cake looks delicious!

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  2. Lois B

    November 21, 2011 at 11:49 am

    Kasia – I really enjoyed the opera, but I have a hard time sitting still in the evening. I think I need to be in the aisle seat in the back row, so I can stand up and stretch.

    We'll trade tour guide info when you're here next summer! 😉 I have an update to post on the crocheted statue. Have you read anything about it?

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