Opera in one act
Libretto by FELix DÖRMANN Italian translation by A. GRONEN KUBIZKI
Music by Karel Szymanowski sung in Italian
First broadcast in this country
Cost:
ROME CHORUS and SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF ITALIAN RADIO
Chorus-Master, Nino Antonellini Conducted by FERRUCCfOSCAGUA Scene: The royal bedchamber in the palace of an oriental monarch, in legendary times Recording made available by courtesy of Italian Radio
The opera was first produced in Warsaw in 1922 and foreshadows Szyntanowski's later masterpiece King Roger.
See page 37