- Source: Konrad Wallenrod (opera)
Konrad Wallenrod is a Polish-language opera by Władysław Żeleński to a libretto by Zygmunt Sarnecki (1837-1922) and Władysław Noskowski (1841-1881) based on the epic poem Konrad Wallenrod (1828) by Adam Mickiewicz. The premiere was 1885 in Lviv, which was not prepared technically to create a grand opera on this scale. Notably at the premiere the elaborate harp part was played on the piano by Paderewski. A further staging in Krakow was not followed by a planned staging in Warsaw, which was stalled partly due to the Tsarist censor's concerns with the subject. Konrad Wallenrod was not performed in Warsaw till the 1930s.
Plot
The plot follows closely the poem Konrad Wallenrod with Wallenrod and his wife Aldona sacrificing themselves in the final act and the triumph of the Teutonic knights.
Cast
Alf, later performing under the assumed name of Konrad Wallenrod, a tenor
Aldona, his wife, soprano
Halban, priest of Perkūnas Baltic god of thunder, bass
head knight commander, baritone
Witold minstrel baritone
Orlandi minstrel soprano
Clavigo minstrel mezzo-soprano
First Crusader bass
Second Crusader baritone
Knight first tenor
Knight second bass
Knight third baritone
Knight fourth baritone
Monk, non speaking role
Lithuanians, Lithuanians, pages, bards, Teutonic Knights, knights, priests, peasants, peasant women and children
Recording
Halban's aria Alfred Orda (baritone)
References
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