Nocna Serenada Bazylka (3–8 Lat) by Various, Sat 23 Sep 2023, From (2023/2023), Conductor Grzegorz Wierus, Teatr Wielki - Opera Narodowa, Warsaw, Poland

Who among us doesn’t like music in the evening? Some insects and birds say goodbye to the day with their cawing and beautiful trebles before going for their nightly rest. Mothers hum lullabies to their children at bedtime. When we light a bonfire on summer evenings, conversations over the cheerful flames easily turn into singing. Concert halls open their doors to listeners mainly in the evenings. And although Basil the dragon invites his friends to a concert before noon, he promises to conjure up the most interesting and beautiful music of the night. The word “conjure” is no mistake: as befits a fairytale hero, Basil knows many legends from all over the world and is not afraid of meeting magical creatures, be it the bear from Béla Bartók’s suite, the skeletons from a piece by Camille Saint-Saëns or the phantom from Manuel de Falla’s music. And courage and good humour will be added to the dragon and his guests by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s famous Little Night Serenade.