Stanisław Moniuszko: Halka (Live DVD Video) (5902547095387)

UPC: 5902547095387

Overview

Experience the full dramatic sweep of Moniuszko’s national opera Halka in this acclaimed live performance from the Wrocław Opera. Under the musical and stage direction of Ewa Michnik, with sumptuous sets by Barbara Kędzierska and choreography from Irina Mazur, this DVD captures Tatiana Borodina’s impassioned Halka alongside a stellar Polish cast, orchestra, chorus, and ballet. Recorded on September 8, 2005 in the historic Wrocław Opera house and presented in LPCM stereo and PAL format, this 140‑minute edition features both Polish and English subtitles.

Product Features

• Format: DVD‑Video (DVD 5+1, PAL, 4:3)
• Total Running Time: 140 minutes (Acts I–IV plus overture, curtain calls, credits)
• Label & Catalogue: DUX – 9538 (DUX Recording Producers, Warsaw 2005)
• Country of Release: Poland
• Release Year: 2005
• Genre: Classical / Opera Video
• Sound: LPCM Stereo
• Subtitles: Polish, English
• Recording Venue & Date: Wrocław Opera, September 8, 2005
• Production Support: Ministry of Culture (Poland), Media Kultur Program

Chapters (Track Listing)

1. Opening Credits & Overture 2–31. Acts I–IV (scenes, arias, ensemble numbers)
2. Curtain Calls & End Credits

(Total chapters: 32; complete opera in sequence – approx. 2 h 16 m)

Publishers and Artists

• Composer: Stanisław Moniuszko
• Libretto: Włodzimierz Wolski
• Halka: Tatiana Borodina (Soprano)
• Jontek: Oleh Lykhach (Tenor)
• Zofia: Aleksandra Buczek (Soprano)
• Janusz: Mariusz Godlewski (Baritone)
• Stolnik: Radosław Żukowski (Bass)
• Dziemba: Zbigniew Kryczka (Bass)
• Dudarz/Shawn player: Jacek Ryś (Tenor)
• Góral (Highlander): Rafał Majzner (Tenor)
• Wedding Guests: Andrzej Kalinin, Janusz Zawadzki, Rafał Majzner
• Conductor & Musical Director: Ewa Michnik
• Stage Director: Laco Adamik
• Choreography: Irina Mazur
• Scenography: Barbara Kędzierska
• Chorus Master: Małgorzata Orawska
• Lighting Design: Bogumił Palewicz
• Orchestra: Orchestra of the Wrocław Opera
• Chorus: Chorus of the Wrocław Opera
• Ballet: Ballet of the Wrocław Opera

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