Legenda Bałtyku ("The Legend of the Baltic") is a 1924 Polish opera by Feliks Nowowiejski. It is a neo-romantic nationalist opera.
Opera is a form of theatre in which music has a leading role and the parts are taken by singers, but is distinct from musical theater. Such a "work" is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor.
Feliks Nowowiejski was a Polish composer, conductor, concert organist, and music teacher. Nowowiejski was born in Wartenburg in Warmia in East Prussia, German Empire. He died in Poznań, Poland.
Legenda Bałtyku premiered in Poznań, Poland, on 28 November 1924. [1] [2] Opera Poznan staged the opera in 1955 and Lodz Opera Company staged it in 1965. [3] [4]
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The plot concerns the task set for the poor fisherman Doman (tenor) by Mestwin, the father of the maiden Bogna - to obtain the ring of Queen Jurata whose kingdom lies in the depths of the Baltic Sea. The second act aria of Doman "Czy ty mnie kochasz, o dziewczyno?" (Do you love me oh girl?") is still occasionally performed in recitals.
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Legenda may refer to:
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