Napoj Miłości | L´elisir d´amore | Polish Posters | Kalarus

L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love) is a melodramma giocoso (comic melodrama) in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto, after Eugène Scribe‘s libretto for Daniel Auber‘s Le philtre (1831). The opera premiered on 12 May 1832 at the Teatro della Canobbiana in Milan. The poster artist, born in 1951, Roman Kalarus teaches at the Poster Design Studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, Poland. His works are featured in important poster and graphic art shows in Poland and abroad. He has participated in numerous exhibitions, seminars and workshops, including Grafist ‘99, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul; Vital Center for Design Studies, Tel Aviv,  2000; Universidad Diego Portales and Universidad Viña del Mar, Chile, 2005; and University of Indiana, USA. He is co-author and co-creator (together with Joanna Piech) of the paintings and stained glass windows in Blessed Karolina Kózkówna church in Tychy and Our Lady Mother of the Church church in Katowice. Kalrus is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions. He creates paintings, posters, prints, graphic signs, illustrations, theater scenography, church interiors and music clubs.