Flis (opera) explained

Flis (Raftsman) is a Polish-language opera in one act by Stanisław Moniuszko to a libretto by Stanisław Bogusławski. It was premiered in Warsaw on 24 September 1858.

Cast

• Antoni, a wealthy landowner – bass
• Zosia, his daughter – soprano
• Franek, young rafter – tenor
• Jakub, hairdresser – baritone
• Sixth, former soldier – bass
• Feliks, rafter – tenor
• Rafters, villagers, villagers, children.

Performances

The opera was given in a concert performance and recorded in the Wielki Theatre of Polish National Opera at the 2019 Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, marking the 200th anniversary of Moniuszko's birth.^[1]

Recordings

• Flis – Bernard Ładysz (bass), Andrzej Hiolski (baritone), Zdzisław Nikodem (tenor), Bogdan Paprocki (tenor), Halina Słonicka (soprano), Antoni Majak (bass) Chór Filharmonii Narodowej, Orkiestra Filharmonii Narodowej, 1962 Anaklasis 58 minutes
• Flis – Ewa Tracz (Zosia), Matheus Pompeu (Franek), Mariusz Godlewski (Jakub), Aleksander Teliga (Antoni), Wojtek Gierlach (Szóstak), Paweł Cichoński (Feliks), Podlaska Opera and Orchestra, Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi 3 April 2020 NIFCCD086^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Festiwal "Chopin i jego Europa". Polish. "Chopin and his Europe" Festival . Fryderyk Chopin Institute. 2019 . 13 August 2020.
2. Opera, April 2020 "It's the first recording of Flis on period instruments, and Europa Galante play with soft-grained colours and theatrical punch"