Basen Artystyczny Stage
Jerzy Snakowski
Snack Opera
Baroque Edition
Creative Team
Host, Script and Moderation | Jerzy Snakowski
Set Design | Katarzyna Gabrat-Szymańska
We invite you to “Snack Opera”, an original series created and hosted by Jerzy Snakowski. Through conversations with artists and live musical performances, we will explore Mozart and the fascinating world of his operas. Together we will discover his musical passions, his fondness for celebrated singers, the performances he attended, who made up the audiences of his operas, and what theatrical customs shaped the operatic experience of his time.
We will also ask whether Mozart truly remains the unsurpassed model for every composer, how his music resonates with audiences in the twenty-first century, and why his operas continue to captivate both performers and listeners alike.
The musical programme will extend beyond Mozart’s own works. Alongside his music, we will perform works by composers who responded to his genius—some with admiration, others with rather less enthusiasm. Remaining true to the unique concept of Snack Opera, the audience will decide which pieces they would like to hear.
Join us in celebrating Mozart’s genius in the unique atmosphere of an interactive operatic adventure. May this operatic “snack” leave you eager for even more Mozart.
Your choice – our music!
Jerzy Snakowski
Jerzy Snakowski is one of Poland’s leading promoters of musical theatre, including opera, ballet, musicals and operetta. He is the author of theatre scripts, productions for children, and educational programmes for adult audiences, including Opera? Si! for the Baltic Opera, Musicalomania for the Musical Theatre in Gdynia, and Operetta Fever for the Masovian Musical Theatre. He also created the opera monodrama Diva for Rent (premiered at Teatr Polonia in 2011) and the television series What’s the Deal with Opera? for Polish Television (TVP).
He lectures at the University of Gdańsk and the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk. A cultural commentator, journalist and presenter, he has contributed to Trójmiasto.pl, WP.pl, Radio Gdańsk and Ruch Muzyczny. He is also an experienced master of ceremonies, a three-time winner of the Polish television quiz The Great Game in the opera category, and an organiser of cultural tours. Earlier in his career, he served as Deputy Director of the Baltic Opera and Literary Manager of the Musical Theatre in Gdynia.