Opera

The Haunted Manor

Stanisław Moniuszko

Laco Adamik
Piotr Sułkowski

3 hours 0 minutes

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details

information

duration

3 hours 0 minutes | 1 intermission

composer

Stanisław Moniuszko

libretto

Jan Chęciński

World premiere

28.09.1865, Teatr Wielki, Warszawa

premiere at the Krakow Opera

26, 27.04.2004

language

Original Polish language version with Polish surtitles

description

Two brothers returning from the battlefield make a promise to remain bachelors, but when they meet the beautiful ladies from the neighbouring manor, their vows become much harder to keep...

Director, Laco Adamik, aims at revealing Polish national vices and show that, regardless of the epoch, these vices remain the same. The prologue and the epilogue refer to the present day, thus giving the show a modern framework. Thanks to its well-woven, lively plot, which is fuelled by vows of bachelorhood, constantly surprises the audience with changes of mood and delights them with humour, wit and lyricism, The Haunted Manor remains one of the Polish music lovers’ all-time favourites. It comes as no surprise, given that, musically speaking, Moniuszko’s work is perfectly crafted: melodically and harmonically inventive and scored with immense virtuosity.

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producers and cast

producers

Director: Laco Adamik
Music Director: Piotr Sułkowski
Conductor: Bartosz Żurakowski
Set Designer: Barbara Kędzierska
Choir Master: Ewa Bator, Marek Kluza

cast