Sarasota Opera has struck gold with the rarely heard "Halka" by Stanislaw Moniuszko. Filled with thoroughly delightful music infused with the spirit of Polish folk tunes and dance forms, it tells the ...

Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting May 29th, 2020 - Buy Moniuszko: Halka (Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz) DVD ...

Sarasota Opera has struck gold with the rarely heard “Halka” by Stanislaw Moniuszko. Filled with thoroughly delightful music infused with the spirit of Polish folk tunes and dance forms, it tells the ...

In the race between the Achilles of actualization and the turtle of the national opera tradition the latter may have a chance. The old fashioned machinery of Moniuszko’s work liberates unexpected ...

“Halka,” Moniuszko’s Polish opera, was given its initial performance last night by the recently arrived members of the Polish Opera Company before a large and appreciative audience at Mecca Temple.

The year 2019, declared the Year of Stanislaw Moniuszko (18191872) by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and UNESCO, abounds in a series of events commemorating the work of the father of the Polish ...