''Flis'' (''

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'') is a Polish-language

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in one act by

Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko (; May 5 (17), 1819 – June 4, 1872) was a Polish composer, conductor, organist and pedagogue. He wrote many popular art songs and operas, including '' The Haunted Manor'' and '' Halka'', and his music is filled with patr ...

to a

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by Stanisław Bogusławski. It was premiered in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

on 24 September 1858.

Cast

*Antoni, a wealthy landowner –

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*Zosia, his daughter –

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*Franek, young rafter –

tenor A tenor is a type of male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second B below m ...

*Jakub, hairdresser –

baritone A baritone is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the bass (voice type), bass and the tenor voice type, voice-types. It is the most common male voice. The term originates from the ...

*Sixth, former soldier – bass *Feliks, rafter – tenor *Rafters, villagers, villagers, children.

Performances

The opera was given 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.

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, 1962 Anaklasis 58 minutes *''Flis'' – Ewa Tracz (Zosia), Matheus Pompeu (Franek), Mariusz Godlewski (Jakub), Aleksander Teliga (Antoni), Wojtek Gierlach (Szóstak), Paweł Cichoński (Feliks),

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, Europa Galante,

Fabio Biondi Fabio Biondi (born 15 March 1961) is an Italian violinist and conductor. He is a specialist in Baroque and early music. Biography Born in Palermo, Sicily, Biondi had a late start, having never even held a violin till age 11, but by the followin ...

3 April 2020 NIFCCD086''Opera'', April 2020 "It's the first recording of ''Flis'' on period instruments, and Europa Galante play with soft-grained colours and theatrical punch"

References

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