The idea to create a children's opera to be performed by children, and based on folk stories and fairy tales from around the world, dates back to 1987. In 1993, on the basis of the original story and musical sketches, Agnieszka Osiecka, a famous polish lyricist, wrote the opera entitled Mister Marimba. The opera was written specially for the children from the choir Alla Polacca and for the National Opera in Warsaw, where it was premiered on September 27, 1998. Since that time the opera, performed for four consecutive seasons, had over 70 shows and made a phenomenal success with sold-out performances.