Krak&oacute;w, as the culture capital of Poland, is home to all sorts of cultural endeavours meant to popularise music, film, poetry, and visual arts - and opera certainly is not forgotten among them. This is the twentieth anniversary edition of the festival organised by the&nbsp;Krak&oacute;w&nbsp;Opera, and it will kick off with Richard Wagner&#39;s&nbsp;<em>Tannh&auml;user</em>, featuring&nbsp;Tomasz&nbsp;Kuk&nbsp;and&nbsp;Janusz&nbsp;Ratajczak, with performances on June 9th, 10th, and 12th.&nbsp;Music lovers will also have the chance to experience Verdi&#39;s&nbsp;<em>Il trovatore</em>&nbsp;(June 17th and 19th),&nbsp;performed in the Wawel Castle courtyard;&nbsp;Puccini&#39;s&nbsp;<em>Madame Butterfly (</em>June 23rd), <em>Tosca </em>(June 24th), and&nbsp;<em>La boh&egrave;me</em> (June 26th);&nbsp;a ballet show titled simply<em> Emotions</em> (June 20th);<em>&nbsp;Arias of World Operas </em>(June 21st), a&nbsp;concert of the world&#39;s&nbsp;most popular operatic hits; and the<em> Operetta My Love...! </em>closing show (June 30th and July 1st).<br /> &nbsp;