Flis (opera)

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Flis (The Raftsman) is a Polish-language opera in one act by Stanisław Moniuszko to a libretto by Stanisław Bogusławski. It was premiered in Warsaw on 24 September 1858.

Cast[]

  • Antoni, a wealthy landowner – bass
  • Zosia, his daughter – soprano
  • Franek, young rafter – tenor
  • Jakub, hairdresser – baritone
  • Sixth, former soldier – bass
  • Feliks, rafter – tenor
  • Rafters, villagers, villagers, children.

Performances[]

The opera was performed in a concert performance and recorded in the Wielki Theatre of Polish National Opera at the 2019 Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, marking the 200th anniversary of Moniuszko's birth.[1]

Recordings[]

  • Flis – Bernard Ładysz (bass), Andrzej Hiolski (baritone), Zdzisław Nikodem (tenor), Bogdan Paprocki (tenor), Halina Słonicka (soprano), Antoni Majak (bass) Chór Filharmonii Narodowej, Orkiestra Filharmonii Narodowej,  [pl] 1962 Anaklasis 58 minutes
  • Flis – Ewa Tracz (Zosia), Matheus Pompeu (Franek), Mariusz Godlewski (Jakub), Aleksander Teliga (Antoni), Wojtek Gierlach (Szóstak), Paweł Cichoński (Feliks), Podlaska Opera and Orchestra, Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi 3 April 2020 NIFCCD086[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Festiwal "Chopin i jego Europa"" ["Chopin and his Europe" Festival]. Fryderyk Chopin Institute (in Polish). 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ Opera, April 2020 "It's the first recording of Flis on period instruments, and Europa Galante play with soft-grained colours and theatrical punch"
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