Włodzimierz Wolski | |
Birth Date: | 9 October 1824 |
Birth Place: | Pułtusk, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire |
Death Place: | Brussels, Belgium |
Other Names: | Polski Wolski |
Occupation: | Poet, Novelist, Translator, Librettist |
Notable Works: | Halka, Hrabina (libretta) |
Włodzimierz Wolski (9 October 1824, Pultusk – 29 July 1882, Brussels) was a Polish poet, novelist, translator, and librettist. He is best known as the author of the libretto to Stanisław Moniuszko's opera Halka.
He grew up in Warsaw and published his poems and prose in magazines there. He took part in the January Uprising and settled in Brussels after the defeat.
Poetry
Librettos