The Haunted Manor
A romantic opera in four acts
Libretto by JAN CHECINSKI
Music by Stanislaw Moniuszko sung in Polish
First broadcast in this country Introduced by CZESLAW HALSKI
Cast in order of singing:
Peasants, grooms, musicians, servants
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE WIELKI THEATRE, WARSAW Chorus-Master, Jozef Bok
Conducted by WITOLD Rowicki
The action takes place in Poland during the first half of the eighteenth century.
ACT 1. Scene 1. An army camp
Scene 2. The house of Stefan and Zbigniew
ACT 2. The swordbearer's house
ACT 3. The same
ACT 4. The same
Recording from the opening of the Wielki Theatre. Warsaw, in 1966, and made available by courtesy of Polish Radio