Krystian Lada works in Warsaw. For Varsovians.

D'ARC, conceived and directed by Krystian Lada, is a contemporary opera set in three time plans and dreams in which the heroines of the story meet: Joan - a Parisian, daughter of Polish emigrants, photographer; Joan - a Varsovian, insurgent, cellist; and Giovanna - a French national heroine, the Virgin of Orléans. What unites the characters in this newly written story is their willingness to commit to a larger-than-life vision.

Krystian Lada is a director who has worked successfully with the most important opera houses of Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany. His productions are often set in unusual spaces such as production halls, former hospital buildings and city squares. Especially for the Warsaw Uprising Museum, Krystian Lada is creating a performance encompassing the museum space, Freedom Park and the nearby architecture, in which Warsaw's Wola becomes a portal to the past and the future.

The libretto for the opera is written by award-winning authors Anka Herbut and Łukasz Barys. Their texts are based on motifs from the diaries of artists who participated in the Warsaw Uprising and the story of Joan of Arc. Leading Polish composers and songwriters of the young generation - Dobrawa Czocher, Teoniki Rożynek and Rafał Ryterski - create new works for chamber orchestra and soloists. Alongside world premieres of their compositions, audiences will also hear rarely performed works by Julius Eastman and artist-composer Roman Padlewski.