In 1977, when they played Symphony No. 3 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs' by Henryk Gorecki (1933 - 2010) for the first time at the festival in French Royane, nobody seemed to take a special note of this remarkable work. It gained a lukewarm reception by critiques; even it was described as tonal and hence retrogressive. In 1993, however, the CD record of the work appeared on the list of greatest hits in the Great Britain; it was interpreted by American soprano Dawn Upshaw and conducted by David Zinman. In USA, the work has dominated the greatest hits of classic music for 38 weeks. They sold in total more than million CDs.      

J.W. Goethe's novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, about a noble and passionate young man tormented by the torture of unrequited love, who ultimately chooses to end his own life, struck Germany at the end of the 18th century like a minor earthquake. It became a “cult” book among the youth of the time and profoundly influenced their emotional outlook on life.

What if a priest, on his way to give the last rites, gets lost and finds himself in a theatre? And that is the theatre in Košice. After all, it is a priest from Košice parish.

A sentimental story from the beginning of the 20th century turns into a social look into the life of urban periphery, the place which brings a perpetuating issue of the essence of crime.

A biographical story of an artist who changed the world of dance.

Opera Roberto Devereux draws the theme from English history and it is the third portrayal of the Queen Elizabeth I.