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Manru, an opera by Polish composer, pianist and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), was staged at the Opéra National de Lorraine in the eastern French city of Nancy on Tuesday. Ignacy Jan ...

Thankfully, things were musically on a much higher level. Ramón Tebar conducted with style, accommodated his singers well, and allowed some discreet vocal decoration. Orchestra and chorus were both ...

Polish conductor Marta Gardolińska has been appointed as music director of the Opera National de Lorraine in the eastern French town of Nancy. Marta Gardolińska. PHOTO: Matthias Roeder/dpa She is the ...

Marta Gardolińska, the current musical director of the Opéra National de Lorraine, discusses the well-being of musicians, problems with concentration and the excessively fast tempo of modern culture.