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{{Short description|Open-air theatre in Sopot, Poland}}
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| name = Forest Opera
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| image = Opera Leśna Sopot - PTFE membrane roof.jpg
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| location = [[Sopot]], Poland
| location = [[Sopot]], Poland
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| opened = 1909
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| opened = July 1909
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| seating_capacity = 4,400
| renovated = 2009–2012
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| seating_capacity = 5,047
| owner =
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'''The Forest Opera''' ({{lang-pl|Opera Leśna}}, {{lang-de|Die Waldoper}}) is a large, open-air [[amphitheatre]] located in [[Sopot]], Poland, with a capacity of 4400 seats, the large orchestra pit can contain up to 110 musicians.
'''The Forest Opera''' ({{langx|pl|Opera Leśna}}, {{langx|de|Waldoper}}) is an open-air [[amphitheatre]] located in [[Sopot]], Poland, with a capacity of 5047 seats, the orchestra pit can contain up to 110 musicians.


==History==
Built in 1909, the amphitheatre is used for various entertainment events and shows, including [[opera]] performances and song festivals. After World War I and almost till end of World War II it was a place of famous operatic festivals of high artistic rank (''Zoppot Festspiele'') and Sopot was recognized throughout Europe and frequently labelled as ''the [[Bayreuth]] of the North''. Here then mostly [[Wagnerian]] operas and his [[music drama]]s were performed regularly each year.
Built in 1909 ([[Kingdom of Prussia|when the location was part of Germany]]), the amphitheatre is used for various entertainment events and shows, including [[opera]] performances and song festivals. After World War I and almost till the end of World War II it was a place of operatic festivals (''Zoppot Festspiele'') and Sopot was recognised throughout Europe and frequently labelled as ''the [[Bayreuth]] of the North''. During that time, mostly [[Wagnerian]] operas and his [[music drama]]s were performed regularly each year.


After World War II the [[Baltic State Opera]] performed at the Forest Opera few performances each year between 1962 and 1977 (''[[Aida]]'' in 1962, ''[[Halka]]'' in 1964, ''[[Der Zigeunerbaron]]'' in 1965, ''[[Swan Lake]]'' in 1968, ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' in 1977), and sporadically outside this range (''[[Tannhäuser (opera)|Tannhäuser]]'' in 2000).
After World War II the [[Baltic State Opera]] held few performances each year at the Forest Opera between 1962 and 1977 (''[[Aida]]'' in 1962, ''[[Halka]]'' in 1964, ''[[Der Zigeunerbaron]]'' in 1965, ''[[Swan Lake]]'' in 1968, ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' in 1977), and sporadically outside this range (''[[Tannhäuser (opera)|Tannhäuser]]'' in 2000).


Each year, starting from 1964 (with some interruption in early 1980s), the [[Sopot International Song Festival]] takes place at the Forest Opera, events being organized by the Ministry of Culture and Art in cooperation with the Polish Artistic Agency (PAGART). It was the most prestigious music event in the Eastern Europe, transmitted then to the eastern block countries via Polish television. Starting in 1994 the Polish Television Public Company became the producer of the festival.
Each year, starting from 1964 (only interrupted during the [[Martial law in Poland|1981–83 martial law era]]), the [[Sopot International Song Festival]] takes place at the Forest Opera, events being organizsd by the Ministry of Culture and Art in cooperation with the Polish Artistic Agency (PAGART). It was a music event transmitted to the [[Eastern bloc]] countries via television. Since 2017, [[TVN (Polish TV channel)|TVN]] has been the producer of the festival.


The Forest Opera hosted the 1991 edition of the [[Miss Polski]] beauty pageant on 19 July 1991, and was also the venue of [[Whitney Houston]]'s only live concert in Poland, held on 22 August 1999 as part of her ''[[My Love Is Your Love World Tour]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rozrywka.trojmiasto.pl/Czy-to-pamietasz-Whitney-Houston-w-Sopocie-Wystep-o-ktorym-mowila-cala-Polska-n94695.html | title=Czy to pamiętasz? Whitney Houston w Sopocie. Występ, o którym mówiła cała Polska | date=25 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://muzyka.interia.pl/wiadomosci/news-20-lat-od-wystepu-whitney-houston-w-sopocie,nId,3160549 | title=20 lat od występu Whitney Houston w Sopocie }}</ref> On 28 June 2001, the [[Munich Philharmonic]] Orchestra under [[James Levine]] gave a concert at the Forest Opera.
Among some of the most famous ensembles, on June 28, 2001, the [[Munich Philharmonic]] Orchestra under [[James Levine]] gave a concert at the Forest Opera.


An attempt was made to reactivate the once famous [[Sopot Wagner Festival]] on the 100th anniversary of the Forest Opera's creation (July 20, 2009), with the special event of a single concert performance of ''[[Das Rheingold]]'', conducted by Jan Latham-Konig-for the first time since the end of 1930s. The announced intention of the organizers is staging the remaining parts of ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]'' in Sopot (including some of them in the Forest Opera) within the next few years.<ref>[http://www.dziennikbaltycki.pl/kultura/143861,zloto-renu-wagnera-w-operze-lesnej,id,t.html ''Das Rheingold'' in the Forest Opera, Dziennik Bałtycki, 2009-07-21 (in Polish), retrieved 2010-07-03]</ref>
An attempt was made to reactivate the [[Sopot Wagner Festival]] on the 100th anniversary of the Forest Opera's creation (20 July 2009), with the special event of a single concert performance of ''[[Das Rheingold]]'', conducted by Jan Latham-Konig – for the first time since the end of the 1930s. The announced intention of the organizers is staging the remaining parts of ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]'' in Sopot (including some of them in the Forest Opera) within the next few years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dziennikbaltycki.pl/zloto-renu-wagnera-w-operze-lesnej/ar/143861|title=&quot;Złoto Renu&quot; Wagnera w Operze Leśnej|date=21 July 2009|website=Dziennik Bałtycki|accessdate=8 April 2022}}</ref>


Starting in the fall of 2009 Sopot Forest Opera was under extensive renovation and modernization which, according to estimates, will take at least till May 2012 to complete.<ref>See "BART" web-site announcements in external links</ref>
From September 2009 until June 2012 Sopot Forest Opera underwent extensive renovation and modernization.


== History of performances in ''Zoppot Festspiele''==
== Performances in ''Zoppot Festspiele''==
[[File:Plakat Erstes Zoppoter Waldfestspiel 1909.JPG|thumb|right|Poster of the First (1909) ''Zoppot Waldfestspiele'']]
* 1921 ''[[Fidelio]]''
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* 1922 ''[[Siegfried (opera)|Siegfried]]''
* 1924 ''[[Die Walküre]]''
* 1914: ''[[Der Freischütz]]''
* 1925 ''[[Tannhäuser (opera)|Tannhäuser]]''
* 1921: ''[[Fidelio]]''
* 1926 ''[[Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]''
* 1922: ''[[Siegfried (opera)|Siegfried]]''
* 1927 ''[[Götterdämmerung]]''
* 1924: ''[[Die Walküre]]''
* 1928 ''[[Parsifal]]''
* 1925: ''[[Tannhäuser (opera)|Tannhäuser]]''
* 1929 ''[[Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg]]''
* 1926: ''[[Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]''
* 1927: ''[[Götterdämmerung]]''
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* 1931 ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (the cycle without ''Das Rheingold'')
* 1932 ''Lohengrin''
* 1928: ''[[Parsifal]]''
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* 1929: ''[[Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg]]''
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* 1933 ''Tannhäuser''
* 1934 ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' and ''Die Walküre''
* 1931: ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (the cycle without ''Das Rheingold'')
* 1932: ''Lohengrin''
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* 1935 ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' and ''[[Rienzi]]''
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* 1933: ''Tannhäuser''
* 1936 ''Parsifal'' and ''Rienzi''
* 1937 ''Parsifal'' and ''Lohengrin''
* 1934: ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' and ''Die Walküre''
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* 1935: ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' and ''[[Rienzi]]''
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* 1938 ''Lohengrin'' and ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (whole cycle)
* 1939 ''Tannhäuser'' and ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (whole cycle)
* 1936: ''Parsifal'' and ''Rienzi''
* 1940 ''Tannhäuser'' and ''[[Der Fliegende Holländer]]''
* 1937: ''Parsifal'' and ''Lohengrin''
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* 1938: ''Lohengrin'' and ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (whole cycle)
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* 1941 ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg''
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* 1939: ''Tannhäuser'' and ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (whole cycle)
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* 1942 ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' and ''Siegfried''
* 1940: ''Tannhäuser'' and ''[[Der fliegende Holländer]]''
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* 1944 ''Siegfried''
* 1941: ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg''
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* 1942: ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' and ''Siegfried''
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* 1944: ''Siegfried''
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
''The Bayreuth of the North'' by Einhard Luther, in ''Opera'' (Autumn, 1966), 7.
''The Bayreuth of the North'' by Einhard Luther, in ''Opera'' (Autumn, 1966), 7.
* [http://bart.sopot.pl/strona/main/&lang=en BART Artistic Agency]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090719034227/http://bart.sopot.pl/strona/main/%26lang%3Den BART Artistic Agency]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.bart.sopot.pl/wer_eng/forest_opera.html The BART Forest Opera]
* [http://www.bart.sopot.pl/wer_eng/forest_opera.html The BART Forest Opera] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211194314/http://www.bart.sopot.pl/wer_eng/forest_opera.html |date=11 February 2012 }}
* [http://www.sopot.net/attractions/forestopera.htm The Forest Opera in Sopot]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080518001318/http://www.sopot.net/attractions/forestopera.htm The Forest Opera in Sopot]
* [http://sabaoth.infoserve.pl/danzig-online/zoppot/wagnere.html Zoppoter Waldoper: Wagner's operas in Zoppot]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927100845/http://sabaoth.infoserve.pl/danzig-online/zoppot/wagnere.html Zoppoter Waldoper: Wagner's operas in Zoppot]

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[[Category:Opera houses in Poland]]
[[Category:Opera houses in Poland]]
[[Category:Resort architecture in Pomerania]]
[[Category:Sopot International Song Festival]]
[[Category:Sopot International Song Festival]]
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Pomeranian Voivodeship]]
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 27 October 2024

Forest Opera
Map
LocationSopot, Poland
Coordinates54°26′41″N 18°32′40″E / 54.4448°N 18.5444°E / 54.4448; 18.5444
Capacity5,047
Construction
OpenedJuly 1909
Renovated2009–2012

The Forest Opera (Polish: Opera Leśna, German: Waldoper) is an open-air amphitheatre located in Sopot, Poland, with a capacity of 5047 seats, the orchestra pit can contain up to 110 musicians.

History

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Built in 1909 (when the location was part of Germany), the amphitheatre is used for various entertainment events and shows, including opera performances and song festivals. After World War I and almost till the end of World War II it was a place of operatic festivals (Zoppot Festspiele) and Sopot was recognised throughout Europe and frequently labelled as the Bayreuth of the North. During that time, mostly Wagnerian operas and his music dramas were performed regularly each year.

After World War II the Baltic State Opera held few performances each year at the Forest Opera between 1962 and 1977 (Aida in 1962, Halka in 1964, Der Zigeunerbaron in 1965, Swan Lake in 1968, Die Fledermaus in 1977), and sporadically outside this range (Tannhäuser in 2000).

Each year, starting from 1964 (only interrupted during the 1981–83 martial law era), the Sopot International Song Festival takes place at the Forest Opera, events being organizsd by the Ministry of Culture and Art in cooperation with the Polish Artistic Agency (PAGART). It was a music event transmitted to the Eastern bloc countries via television. Since 2017, TVN has been the producer of the festival.

The Forest Opera hosted the 1991 edition of the Miss Polski beauty pageant on 19 July 1991, and was also the venue of Whitney Houston's only live concert in Poland, held on 22 August 1999 as part of her My Love Is Your Love World Tour.[1][2] On 28 June 2001, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra under James Levine gave a concert at the Forest Opera.

An attempt was made to reactivate the Sopot Wagner Festival on the 100th anniversary of the Forest Opera's creation (20 July 2009), with the special event of a single concert performance of Das Rheingold, conducted by Jan Latham-Konig – for the first time since the end of the 1930s. The announced intention of the organizers is staging the remaining parts of Der Ring des Nibelungen in Sopot (including some of them in the Forest Opera) within the next few years.[3]

From September 2009 until June 2012 Sopot Forest Opera underwent extensive renovation and modernization.

Performances in Zoppot Festspiele

[edit]
Poster of the First (1909) Zoppot Waldfestspiele

Sources

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The Bayreuth of the North by Einhard Luther, in Opera (Autumn, 1966), 7.

References

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  1. ^ "Czy to pamiętasz? Whitney Houston w Sopocie. Występ, o którym mówiła cała Polska". 25 September 2015.
  2. ^ "20 lat od występu Whitney Houston w Sopocie".
  3. ^ ""Złoto Renu" Wagnera w Operze Leśnej". Dziennik Bałtycki. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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