Defining moments and milestones
Treliński began his artistic career as a film director in the late 1980s, earning recognition at the Venice Film Festival before transitioning to theatre and opera in the 1990s. His 1996 operatic debut directing Sikora's *Wyrywacz Serc* established the visual and psychological sophistication that would define his career, blending cinematic technique with operatic tradition. By the 2010s, he had become one of the world's most sought-after opera directors, with landmark productions at the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, and major European houses, winning the International Opera Award for Best Director in 2018.
International Opera Award for Best Director (2018); also directing the opening production of Wagner's *Tristan und Isolde* at the Metropolitan Opera in 2016
Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna (State Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre) in Łódź, now known as the Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre (degree in film directing, 1986)
Recordings featuring Mariusz Treliński in the Society index
Additional recordings will appear here as the catalog expands.