CLEVELAND, Ohio - Less than three weeks before Independence Day in the U.S., The Cleveland Opera will celebrate the independence of Poland, the homeland of the company's founders.
They're going big, too. Just as cities and towns across the nation will opt for grand fireworks displays on July 4, The Cleveland Opera is feting the 100th anniversary of Poland's independence June 16 with a full production of "The Haunted Manor," a rarely-heard (in the U.S.) opera by Stanislaw Moniuszko.
The one-night-only performance takes place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 16 in the Ohio Theater at Playhouse Square, 1511 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets, $25-$65, are available at playhousesquare.org or 216-241-6000. Children and students are half price.
A musical and patriotic favorite in Poland, "The Haunted Manor" is something of a rarity in the U.S., and certainly in Cleveland. Here the work will be performed in its original Polish, with projected translations in English.
The opera, premiered in Warsaw in 1865, combines singing and dancing in a musical depiction of life at a Polish country manor house. The tale concerns two patriotic young men and their fruitless efforts to remain single, so as to be forever ready to defend Poland.
In addition to Polish songs presented in both solo and individual scenes, the opera incorporates a range of traditional dances, such as the Mazurka and Polonaise. These will be performed by Cleveland Ballet, employing choreography by that company's artistic director, Gladisa Guadalupe.
The full-scale production, including a chorus and the Cleveland Opera Orchestra, will be conducted by Grzegorz Nowak, music director at The Grand Opera in Warsaw and permanent associate conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. The Cleveland Opera co-founder Dorota Sobieska stars as Hanna, along with soprano Justyna Giermola, baritone Francisco Prado, tenor Mikhail Urusov, and bass Mikhail Smigelski.
For more information about this production of "The Haunted Manor," visit theclevelandopera.org or call 216-816-1411.
CLEVELAND, Ohio Less than three weeks before Independence Day in the U.S. The Cleveland Opera will celebrate the independence of Poland the homeland of the company's founders They're going big too Just as cities and towns across the nation will opt for grand fireworks displays on July 4 The Cleveland Opera is feting the 100th anniversary of Poland's independence June 16 with a full production of The Haunted Manor a rarely-heard in the U.S. opera by Stanislaw Moniuszko The one-night-only performance takes place at 7:30 p.m.  Saturday, June 16 in the Ohio Theater at Playhouse Square 1511 Euclid Ave. Cleveland Tickets $25-$65 are available at playhousesquare.org or 216-241-6000 Children and students are half price A musical and patriotic favorite in Poland The Haunted Manor is something of a rarity in the U.S. and certainly in Cleveland Here the work will be performed in its original Polish with projected translations in English The opera premiered in Warsaw in 1865 combines singing and dancing in a musical depiction of life at a Polish country manor house The tale concerns two patriotic young men and their fruitless efforts to remain single so as to be forever ready to defend Poland In addition to Polish songs presented in both solo and individual scenes the opera incorporates a range of traditional dances such as the Mazurka and Polonaise These will be performed by Cleveland Ballet employing choreography by that company's artistic director Gladisa Guadalupe The full-scale production including a chorus and the Cleveland Opera Orchestra will be conducted by Grzegorz Nowak music director at The Grand Opera in Warsaw and permanent associate conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London The Cleveland Opera co-founder Dorota Sobieska stars as Hanna along with soprano Justyna Giermola baritone Francisco Prado tenor Mikhail Urusov and bass Mikhail Smigelski For more information about this production of The Haunted Manor visit theclevelandopera.org or call 216-816-1411