
Halka
Oper in four acts (1858)
Music by Stanisław Moniuszko
Libretto by Wlodzimierz Wolski
In Polish with German surtitles
New production Theater an der Wien
in coproduction with Teatr Wielki Warsaw
Premiere: Sunday, 15 December 2019, 7 pm until 9.30 pm (Intermission: 8.05 pm)
Performances: 17 / 19 / 22 / 29 / 31 December 2019, 7 pm
Synopsis
The estate owner Stolnik wants to marry his daughter Zofia to the wealthy Janusz. Therefore a party is being held. Suddenly, a woman is heard singing piteously in the distance. Zofia is overcome with pity and Janusz goes out to see what is going on. At the gate he sees the farmgirl Halka with whom he was in love and whom he has now abandoned for the rich heiress Zofia. But Halka still thinks that he will marry her, especially since she is pregnant. To get rid of her he assures her of his love, then sends her away. But she waits for him, not listening to her friend Jontek. She finally realises that a wedding is being prepared and fearfully draws attention to herself again. Janusz and all the party guests come out, angered at this interruption. Jontek and Halka are chased away. On the wedding day Jontek and Halka tell everyone about Janusz’s heartlessness. The villagers take Halka’s side, so the atmosphere is somewhat muted. Janusz enters the church wirth his bride Zofia – while the wedding goes on Halka throws herself into the river.
Cast
Conductor | Łukasz Borowicz |
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Director | Mariusz Treliński |
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Stage design | Boris Kudlička |
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Stage design | Dorothée Roqueplo |
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Hair & Make up-Design | Łukasz Pycior |
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Choreography | Tomasz Jan Wygoda |
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Light design | Marc Heinz |
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Videodesign | Bartek Macias |
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Dramaturgy | Piotr Gruszczyński |
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Halka, ein Bauernmädchen | Corinne Winters |
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Janusz, ihr Verlobter | Tomasz Konieczny |
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Jontek | Piotr Beczała |
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Stolnik | Alexey Tikhomirov |
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Zofia, seine Tochter | Natalia Kawałek |
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Dziemba, Haushofmeister | Lukas Jakobski |
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Dudziarz | Sreten Manojlović |
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Góral (15., 17. & 19.12) | Paul Schweinester |
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Góral (22., 29. & 31.12) | Konstantin Leypus |
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Orchestra | ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien |
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Choir | Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Ltg. Erwin Ortner) |
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Dancers | Krzysztof Czerny, Małgorzata Czyżowska, Ilona Maria Gumowska, Katarzyna Anna Holtra, Paweł Kozłowski, Agata Kuczyńska, Krzysztof Łaszczyński, Wojciech Michalak, Gieorgij Puchalski, Nicol Iwona Wesołowska, Dominik Więcek, Izabela Zawadzka |
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