Zigenarbaronen by Strauss II, fre 01 mar 2019, Från (2019/2019), Regisserad av Henryk Konwińsk, Dirigent Krzysztof Dziewięcki, Opera Śląska, Bytom, Polen

"The Gypsy Baron" is one of the most popular and beloved works by Johann Strauss, in which the Gypsy element is intertwined with Viennese elegance, and great group scenes with romantic arias and duets. It is a classic operetta in beautiful costumes, colorful scenery of the Hungarian land and Vienna, enchanting with music, vocal performances and wonderful ballet scenes. It is a masterpiece of the genre with exceptional charm and captivating scenery. The action of the libretto based on the novel by the Hungarian writer Maurycy Jókai entitled "Saffi" takes place on the Hungarian-Turkish border in the mid-18th century and finishes in Vienna. It allowed to combine intriguing romance threads into one whole and, above all, to create a work about unprecedented melodic invention, melting - as Stromerger writes - "the fluidity of a Viennese waltz with a clatter of spurs in the czardaszu, a Gypsy ballad with a choir of picturesque rowers. Lyrical scenes, marching rhythms, comic duets, lively finals also complement the beautiful opera guests. scenes. "Baron Gypsy" has been in the repertoire of the Silesian Opera continuously since 1979. And it is still expected by the audience ... As everywhere in the world. We invite you to the adventures of Kalman Żupan - pig trader, his beautiful daughter Arsena; Sandor Barinkay, who was applying for her hand - the title Gypsy Baron, and the gypsies of Saffi, Czpira and the entire Gypsy rolling stock. Will it be possible to marry Sandor Arsena? You will see soon