As part of the 7th International "Discovering Paderewski" Festival, on the centenary of regaining independence by Poland, on November 11 and December 12, 2018 at the National Opera in Kiev and the Lviv Opera House, a full stage version of the opera Manru by Ignacy Jan Paderewski will be performed by world-famous artists from Poland and Ukraine.

The pre-premiere of Manru took place in Dresden on May 29, 1901. The premiere of this work for Polish audience (with Polish libretto) took place on June 8, 1901 in the Lviv City Theater (currently Lviv State Academic Theater of Opera and Balett named after Salomea Kruszelnicka). Later, Paderewski's opera was successfully staged in various European countries.

The performance on November 11, 2018 will be the result of cooperation between the Polish-Ukrainian Foundation of Ignacy Jan Paderewski with the Lviv National Opera and the Grand Theater – National Opera in Warsaw. The artistic director of the first Polish-Ukrainian co-production of the only opera by Paderewski is Jerzy Maksymiuk, the director – Wasyl Wowkun, set designer – Maciej Walczak. The Polish-Ukrainian cast will include: Maciej Tracz (Ulana), Łukasz Motkowicz (Urok), Natalia Dacko (Jadwiga), Ludmiła Ostasz (Aza), Jurij Trycecky (Oros), Igor Mihnevych (Jagu). The Ukrainian Festival Orchestra and the Galician Academic Chamber Choir will perform under the direction of Natalia Ponomarchuk.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC.

More information at: www.paderewski.eu