Polish director and stage designer (1972–2017)
Tomasz Konina |
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 Konina in 2017 |
| Born | (1972-06-23)23 June 1972 |
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| Died | 26 August 2017(2017-08-26) (aged 45) |
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| Occupation(s) | Director (theatre and opera), stage designer |
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| Website | tomaszkonina.com |
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Tomasz Konina (23 June 1972 – 26 August 2017[1]) was a Polish theatre andoperadirector andstage designer.
Born inWarsaw, on 23 June 1972, Konina graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw in 1996.
He made both his theatre and opera debut in 1998:Chekhov'sUncle Vanya at theTeatr Ateneum in Warsaw andMozart'sMarriage of Figaro at theWrocław Opera.
In 2002, he was granted the scholarship of Vilar Young Artists Programme (presently: Jette Parker Young Artists Programme)[2] at theRoyal Opera House Covent Garden in London.
Graduate of the University of Economics inWrocław (Managerial Postgraduate Studies on Business Management, Institute of Contemporary Management, at the Faculty of Management, 2013).[3]
From 2007 to 2015, he was the artistic and executive director of theJan Kochanowski Dramatic Theater inOpole.[4]
Opera, operetta and music productions
[edit]- 2000 –Rossini'sTancredi,Polish National Opera in Warsaw (withEwa Podleś in title role, under music direction ofAlberto Zedda)
- 2001 –Boito'sMefistofele,Opera Nova inBydgoszcz
- 2002 –Beethoven'sFidelio,Grand Theatre, Poznań
- 2004 –Cilea'sAdriana Lecouvreur,Grand Theatre, Łódź
- 2005 –Verdi'sMacbeth, Grand Theatre, Łódź
- 2005 –Lehar'sThe Merry Widow, Music Theatre inŁódź
- 2006 –Verdi'sLa traviata,Wrocław Opera
- 2007 –Be like Callas (based on own scenario), Music Theatre in Łódź
- 2013 –Verdi'sFalstaff,Grand Theatre, Poznań
- 2014 –Boito'sMefistofele,Cracow Opera
- 2015 –Strauss'sThe Gypsy Baron, Grand Theatre, Łódź[5][6]
- 2015 –Boito'sMefistofele zTrondheim Symphony Orchestra
- 2017 –Verdi'sLa forza del destino,Silesian Opera,Bytom[7]
Konina directed many works which had never been staged in Poland before:
- 2002 –Debussy'sPelléas and Mélisande, Polish National Opera, Warsaw
- 2003 –Rossini'sIl viaggio a Reims, Polish National Opera, Warsaw (with Ewa Podleś as Marchesa Melibea, under music direction of Alberto Zedda)
- 2005 –Ullmann'sThe Emperor of Atlantis,Warsaw Chamber Opera[8]
- 2005 –Bernstein'sCandide, Grand Theatre, Łódź
- 2010 –Ptaszynska'sThe Lovers From the Valldemosa Monastery, Grand Theatre, Łódź
Theatre productions
[edit]- 2001 –Suassuna'sA Dog's Will,Cyprian Kamil Norwid Theatre inJelenia Góra
- 2008 –Schimmelphennig'sFor a Better World,Jan Kochanowski Dramatic Theater in Opole
- 2008 –Chekhov'sThe Cherry Orchard, Jan Kochanowski Dramatic Theater in Opole
- 2009 –Dumas'sThe Lady of the Camellias, Jan Kochanowski Dramatic Theater in Opole
- 2009 –Dostoevsky'sThe Idiot, Jan Kochanowski Dramatic Theater in Opole
- 2009 – Iwaszkiewicz'sThe Maids of Wilko, Jan Kochanowski Dramatic Theater in Opole
- 2010 –Andersen'sThe Snow Queen, Jan Kochanowski Dramatic Theater in Opole
- 2013 –Lewis'sThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Jan Kochanowski Dramatic Theater in Opole
- 2014 –Andersen'sThe Snow Queen,Teatr Polski in Warsaw
As a manager, he initiated cooperation with a number of important theatre festivals:
As director of the theatre in Opole he invited the cooperation of many famous artists like:Agnieszka Holland,Maja Kleczewska,Aleksandra Konieczna,Monika Strzępka,Michał Borczuch [pl],Mikołaj Grabowski [pl],Mikołaj Mikołajczyk [pl],Paweł Passini [pl],Jacek Poniedziałek,Anna Smolar [pl],Cezary Tomaszewski [pl] and many others. He has enabled many theatrical debuts for people who have later become recognised artists, such asKrzysztof Garbaczewski [pl], Paweł Świątek and Jędrzej Piaskowski.[citation needed]
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