Opera Nova Bydgoszcz and on July 2, Offenbach's operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld". "Opera Studio" was renamed on March 3, 1959, "Musical Theatre of Opera and Operetta" (), so as to meet cultural expectations of the inhabitants of the entire Bydgoszcz Voivodeship. A year later, on March 1, 1960, the institution was nationalized. In 1963, the "Musical Theatre of Opera and Operetta" had then its own orchestra established, putting an end to the use of musicians from the Pomeranian Philharmonic. Bydgoszcz musical scene, once nationalised, changed its name several times: "Opera and Operetta" (1964), "National Opera" (1980), "Opera Nova" (1990), and from 1996,
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus power of the music and lyrics, the set draws on Cave’s compelling persona: part priest, part sideshow barker--crooning one moment and eviscerating the next. While this has always been the core of his talent, on "Abattoir/Lyre" it is particularly rich and rewarding." In a more mixed assessment, Douglas Wolk, writing in "Spin", was complimentary of "Abattoir Blues" but felt that "The Lyre of Orpheus" was "effectively "Abattoir" spillover: more mellow, less grand in conception, but—somehow—more pretentious in execution." In his Consumer Guide for "The Village Voice", Robert Christgau designated three songs from the album ("The Lyre of Orpheus", "There She