Grand Opera House and National Theatre

Get ready for the month of March as the National Opera will present a variety of world famous classical opera and ballet performances opening with the concert Gala marking the 20oth anniversary of Chopin's birthday on 01.03. Verdi's Traviatao, proven to be a permanent fixture in the top ten best-loved opera's will play on the 02 & 03.03, and the sharp-edged, otherworldly, and dramatic Oresteia will be performed on 14,16 & 25.03. On 18.03, Madame Butterfty will make audiences view the world through the eyes of a geisha and at the end of the month (24,26,28 & 31.03), Strauss's Elektra will bring to the stage a horribly dysfunctional family in an operatic display of just how disturbing society can really be. For the full repertoire, see www.teatrwielki.pl. The National Theatre (located at the same address) also invites non-Polish speakers to enjoy great dramatic classics with three special events. 3 March, Ivanov will be performed with subtitles in Polish, as well as Pierre de Marivaux's