Singer

Sir John Falstaff is an anarchist who obeys only the reign of his own enjoyment, an egoist who feeds only his power-hunger and his own flesh, and who would prefer to raze the small-minded morals of his contemporaries like the walls of a fortress – by seducing two women at the same time. Needless to say, his plan is thwarted, but those trying to expose him also fail to emerge unruffled from the confusion they unleash around him – which only the audience can keep track of, barely. “Tutto nel mondo è burla,” but these jokes are only funny because falling into the abyss actually does pose quite a serious risk. Arrigo Boito, the librettist of “Otello”, distilled a sophisticated, ingenious libretto from Shakespeare’s original, driving Verdi to highly complex compositional heights.

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Falstaff

Staatsoper Hamburg

Older audiences of the Polish National Opera will undoubtedly remember Lech Majewski's splendid classical production of George Bizet’s most famous opera with monumental sets by Janusz Kapusta and costumes by designed by Hanna Bakuła. Twenty-three years after that premiere, the job of staging Carmen for the Teatr Wielki was taken on by Poland’s popular actor and director, Andrzej Chyra. This time round, the Warsaw audience was treated to a completely different and hardly traditional take on the masterpiece of the world opera repertoire.   

Carmen

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera

Andrii Kymach, baritone – a unique recital celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Edinburgh-Kyiv twinning (1989-2024). Supported by the Ukraine Consulate, McFarlane brings back the world-famous Ukrainian baritone, Andrii Kymach. The concert, which includes music by Ukraine's celebrated Valentin Silvestrov, will be a stellar highlight of 2024. Kymach's recital in August 2023 was thought to be the best of the entire Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Supported by the Ukraine Consulate Edinburgh and the German Consulate General Edinburgh.

Opera Arias – Starring Andrii Kymach, Baritone, with Jâms Coleman, Piano (Conceived and Produced by Ian McFarlane)

Edinburgh New Town Church

There are many ways to express solidarity. The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra represents moral support for a nation at war and material assistance for the musicians. The ensemble was assembled in 2022 at the initiative of the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Polish National Opera in Warsaw. It includes refugees forced to flee their country for safety, Ukrainian members of European orchestras, and musicians of Ukraine-based ensembles. The proceeds from the tour will be used to help struggling artists, yet the symbolic dimension of the endeavour is just as important—the sense of togetherness that music can create.

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra

Based on the poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, and quite opposed to its joyful title, Spring follows a husband who, previously inflicted with murderous thoughts towards his unfaithful wife during the winter, is released from his frustration with the return of spring.

Spring with Sir Mark Elder

The Bridgewater Hall

Following his acclaimed performance at the Hallé’s 2023 BBC Proms concert, Ukrainian baritone Andrii Kymach and the Hallé Choir once again join forces for a work by Rachmaninov. Based on the poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, and quite opposed to its joyful title, Spring follows a husband who, previously inflicted with murderous thoughts towards his unfaithful wife during the winter, is released from his frustration with the return of spring. Stravinsky’s Song of the Nightingale – an effective musical illustration of both real and mechanical birdsong – begins proceedings. Following it is Prokofiev’s enigmatic Dreams, the composer’s earliest surviving orchestral work and finally, Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony, often dubbed ‘Little Russian’ thanks to its effective use of Ukrainian folksongs, provides a joyful end to the evening.

Baritone

Andrii Kymach

Events

Upcoming events

May 7, 2026

Spring with Sir Mark Elder · The Hallé

May 7, 2026

The Hallé – Spring with Sir Mark Elder · The Bridgewater Hall

Past events

Apr 3 - Oct 15, 2025

Falstaff · Staatsoper Hamburg

Oct 11 - Dec 6, 2024

Carmen · Polish National Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Ford in Falstaff by Verdi

Staatsoper Hamburg

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