Goplana (opera)
| Goplana | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Władysław Żeleński | |
| Librettist | Ludomił German |
| Language | Polish |
| Based on | Balladyna by Juliusz Słowacki |
| Premiere | 23 July 1896 |
Goplana is an 1896 Polish opera by Władysław Żeleński, to a Polish libretto by Ludomil German based on the 1839 drama Balladyna by Juliusz Słowacki.[1]
Plot
The folk tale plot follows closely Juliusz Słowacki's original drama and concerns the brutal fate of several humans - principally the sisters Balladyna and Alina - after the nymph Goplana interferes in their affairs.
Recording
DVD Goplana Soloists, Polish National Opera, Grzegorz Nowak, Frederick Chopin Institute 2021
References
- ^ Beata Bolesławska The Symphony and Symphonic Thinking in Polish Music Since 1956 2019 "Żeleński himself was the author of several operas, including Goplana (1897). See Władysław Żeleński. Goplana. Opera romantyczna w trzech aktach/Romantic Opera in Three Acts, ed. and introduced by Grzegorz Zieziula"