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King Roger

BBC Radio 3
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Opera in three acts
Music by Karol Szymanowski
Libretto by THE COMPOSER and JAROSLAV IWASZKIEWICZ
(sung in Polish: records)
King Roger has been described as ' seductive, picturesque, irresistible Despite this and other accolades, there have been only five productions since its premiere in 1926. CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
OF THE WARSAW STATE OPERA HOUSE conducted by MIECZYSLAW MIERZEJEWSKI. Act 1
3.40* Szymanowski and Sicily
Richard Shrad discusses the background to King Roger: Szymanowski's love of Sicily. the circumstances in which the opera came to be written, and its relationship to other music of the Decadence.
3.55* King Roger Acts 2 and 3

Contributors

Unknown:
Jaroslav Iwaszkiewicz
Conducted By:
Mieczyslaw Mierzejewski.
Source: Radio Times

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