''Paria'' (The pariah) is an 1869 opera in three acts by Stanisław Moniuszko to a libretto by Jan Chęciński - the librettist of '' Straszny dwór'' - after the play ''Le paria'' (1821) by Casimir Delavigne.Franklin Mesa Opera: An Encyclopedia of World Premieres 2015 "Moniuszko's other operas include The Lottery (1846), The Rafsman (1858), The Haunted Manor (1865), Paria (1869),"

Cast

*Idamor, head of the warrior caste - tenor *Ratef, his trustee - tenor *Akebar, high priest - bass *Neala, his daughter - soprano *Mirra, priestess - mezzo-soprano *Dżares, the pariah, Idamor's father - baritone *Brahmins, priestesses, warriors, people

Recordings

*''Paria'' with Katarzyna Hołysz – Neala, Leszek Skrla – Dżares, Janusz Lewandowski – Akebar, Tomasz Kuk – Idamor, Andrzej Lampert – Ratef. ''Chór i Orkiestra Opery na Zamku w Szczecinie'', cond. Warcisław Kunc 2CD, 2008, Dux 0686/7. *''Paria'' (in Italian version), Katarzyna Hołysz (Neala), Robert Jezierski (Akebar), Yuri Gorodetski (Idamor), Szymon Komasa (Djares), Tomasz Warmijak (Ratef) Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz 2CD 2019 Dux *''Paria'' (in Italian version), Marta Torbidoni, David Astorga, German Olvera, Aleksey Bogdanov, Matheus Pompeu, Paulina Boreczko, Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi Label: NIFC, DDD, 2023

References

Operas 1869 operas Operas by Stanisław Moniuszko Operas set in India {{opera-stub