The main festival venues are the open-air Forest Opera in the coastal resort of Sopot and the Baltic Opera in the nearby port city of Gdańsk.
The event, scheduled for July 14-17, will feature productions of Wagner's Flying Dutchman and Szymanowski's Lottery for Husbands, or Fiancé No. 69, in addition to a variety of other attractions, including a film marathon and a special programme for children.
At a press conference in Warsaw to announce the festival, Konieczny spoke to Elżbieta Krajewska.
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