Barbara Skora is a German-Polish mezzo-soprano. Her several awards include the joint prize of the Deutsche Oper, Komische Oper and Staatsoper Berlin, and prizes at the 78th Geneva International Music Competition and the DEBUT International Singing Competition. She sung the part of Flora in La Traviata (Verdi) at the Staatsoper Berlin. This season, enjoy her performance as Linetta in The Love for Three Oranges (Prokofiev) and the Brood-Hen in Rimsky-Korsakov’s May Night.

Barbara Skora

Opéra National De Lyon

Based on Gogol’s piece, May Night takes place in a quaint village where the peace is joyfully disturbed by a conflict between a father and his son, the former being opposed to the latter’s wedding. Fortunately, in addition to being charming and fiercely generous, the son is incomparably cunning. Supernatural layers round off the plot: an abandoned house, a lake haunted by a witch, and waters full of magic creatures. Rimsky-Korsakov’s second opera is a fairy tale for all, with humorous twists and turns, ecstatic lovers rendezvousing, and satirical village scenes. Conducted by the dazzling Timur Zangiev, this truly unique piece, replete with charming melodies and traditional music, is making its French debut in a production directed by Christof Loy. Following Peter Grimes and Louise, Christof Loy, who was named Director of the Year at the Opera Awards 2024, tackles this generational conflict with his usual psychological finesse.

Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov

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Nov 29, 2026

Barbara Skora · Opéra National De Lyon

3 - 16 May, 2027

May Night · Opéra National De Lyon

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