The Warsaw Chamber Opera ( Polish : Warszawska Opera Kameralna , WOK) is a Polish opera company founded in 1961 by Stefan Sutkowski, its managing and artistic director from its inception until his retirement in 2012.
15-681: On 15 October 1986, the Warsaw Chamber Opera moved into its own theater at Al. Solidarności 76B. The historic building, built in 1777, was formerly used by the Student Theatre Satirical STS (Polish: Studenckiego Teatru Satyryków STS), and before that it was built as the first church in Warsaw of the Polish Reformed Church . The theater building has been entered into the register of monuments of
30-662: A festival for Gioacchino Rossini and Claudio Monteverdi and the Festival of Old Polish Opera. Although specializing in music of the past, they perform Polish contemporary works as well. 52°14′38″N 20°59′51″E / 52.24389°N 20.99750°E / 52.24389; 20.99750 Evangelical Reformed Parish in Warsaw Evangelical Reformed Parish in Warsaw ( Polish : in full , Parafia Ewangelicko-Reformowana w Warszawie )
45-516: A new church in the Gothic style , designed by architect Adolf Loewe. Construction lasted 14 years and on October 24, 1880, the church was dedicated. A high tower with a shawl helmet is modelled on the tower of The Cathedral of Our Lady in Freiburg im Breisgau . Among the elements that draw attention are the oak pulpit made and designed by Konstanty Wojciechowski (pl) . In 1881 the parish founded in
60-580: Is a Polish Reformed church in Warsaw at Aleja Solidarności 76a. The parish was registered in Leszno in 1776, when a decree from 1525, banning dissenters settling in Mazovia , was withdrawn. A year later, the first Reform church (now the headquarters of the Warsaw Chamber Opera ) and the rectory was built and designed by Szymon Bogumił Zug . On October 30, 1866, the construction began of
75-412: Is a district in western Warsaw , Poland. An industrial area with traditions reaching back to the early 19th century, it underwent a transformation into a major financial district, featuring various landmarks and some of the tallest office buildings in the city . First mentioned in the 14th century, it became the site of the elections , from 1573 to 1764, of Polish kings by the szlachta (nobility) of
90-997: Is currently divided into the neighbourhoods of Czyste , Koło , Mirów , Młynów , Nowolipki, Odolany, Powązki and Ulrychów, which in many cases correspond to old villages or settlements. Numerous office and residential high-rises of up to 53 stories have been built in Wola since the 1990s. Most of them are concentrated along the Towarowa and Prosta streets; these include Varso Tower (310 m (1,020 ft)), Warsaw Spire (220 m (720 ft)), Warsaw Unit (202 m (663 ft)), Skyliner (195 m (640 ft)), Warsaw Trade Tower (187 m (614 ft)), The Warsaw Hub (130 m (430 ft) x2), Łucka City (120 m (390 ft)), Ilmet (103 m (338 ft)) and Warta Tower (82 m (269 ft)). Many other buildings rising over 100 metres (330 ft) are currently undergoing construction in Wola, such as
105-606: Is elected for three years by the College Church. Among its members is the pastor who is elected for a ten-year term. The college and pastor of the church chooses the General Assembly. It teaches religion to children and adolescents: at Sunday school, during lessons before confirmation, and during the two-year course youth participate in after confirmation. The parish ministry also caters to foreign nationals of Chinese and Vietnamese nationalities. The parish operates
120-712: The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . The Wola district later became famous for the Polish Army's defence of Warsaw in 1794 during the Kościuszko Uprising and in 1831 during the November Uprising , when Józef Sowiński and Józef Bem defended the city against Tsarist forces. In the 19th century, Wola developed as a factory and workers' district. During the 1905 revolution , a May Day march led by Felix Dzerzhinsky ended in clashes with
135-848: The Chamber Choir of the Reformed Evangelical Church in Warsaw, which since 1991, has held concerts at the church and at churches of other denominations, and taken part in competitions abroad (including in the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, and Switzerland). They also have the Concerto Polacco orchestra and the Sine Nomine choir, performing classical musical works. 27 priests have worked there, including: Wola Wola ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔla] )
150-633: The Działyński Palace included a hospital, an elementary school, a home for orphans, and a nursing home. After regaining independence, parish life began to evolve rapidly. This resulted in a Youth Association, a Mission Inner Circle and a Ladies Auxiliary and they conducted Sunday school classes. Trips outside the city were organised as well as camps for children in property donated to the church. In this time there were two parish magazines. Between 1924 and 1928 "Żagiew Chrystusowa” (The Torch of Christ), and from 1926 to 1939 "Jednota” ("Unity"). In 1940
165-473: The buildings of the parish including the church, Działyński Palace, the hospital and several other buildings in the so-called "Evangelical enclave" near the Warsaw ghetto area were destroyed during the defence of Warsaw in September 1939. Parishioners and clergy helped save Jews from the ghetto, which is commemorated by one of the monuments on the boundaries of the ghetto, located behind the parish. During
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#1732779490690180-493: The city of Warsaw. The repertoire of the Warsaw Chamber Opera presents many diverse musical styles and forms of works: from medieval mystery plays to the operas of the early and late Baroque opera, classic eighteenth-century pantomime, opera by Rossini , Donizetti , as well as works by contemporary composers. Warsaw Chamber Opera is known for its Mozart Festival, organized every year since 1991. Its repertoire includes all stage works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It also organizes
195-686: The editors reactivated the "Unity" magazine. The Polish Ecumenical Council was based there from 1960 to 1974. The cemetery was established in 1792 and is located in the Wola district. Many historic gravestones are in need of renovation, so money is collected by the Social Committee for the Protection of Monuments at the Evangelical Reformed Cemetery. The current pastor is Michał Jabłoński. A parish administrator
210-638: The occupation, many parishioners were killed, and several priests murdered. Evangelicals also took part in the Warsaw Uprising . The first church services were held in the Methodist chapel in Savior Square . Renovations started on the church on Aleja Solidarności. It served Warsaw's Lutherans , whose church burned down in 1939. In 1958, the parish rectory was restored (the original Zug designed church), where its headquarters were, and in 1957
225-530: The police, resulting in 25 deaths. Until being incorporated into Warsaw in 1916, Wola was the village of Wielka Wola. During the Warsaw Uprising (August–October 1944), fierce battles raged in Wola. Around 8 August, Wola was the scene of the largest single massacre by German forces in Poland, of 40,000 to 50,000 civilians. The area was held by Polish fighters belonging to the Armia Krajowa . Wola
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