Product DescriptionKarol Szymanowski (1882-1937) - KING ROGER op.46 (Krol Roger)
Complete Opera in three acts sung in Polish - Opera w trzech aktach
Booklet includes in English, Observations and Synopsis, and English text of the opera. Based on a scene from Euripides' Bacche, Szymanowski's opera depicts the story of the enlightenment of the 20th century Christian King Roger II of Sicily by a young shepherd who represents pagan ideals.
Libertto: Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz
Roger II: Florian Skulski
Roxana: Barbara Zagorzanka
Shepherd: Stanislaw Kowalski
Edrisi: Zdzislaw Nikodem
Archbishop: Jerzy Ostapiuk
Deaconess: Ryszarda Racewicz
Soprano Solo: Emilia Piekarska
Tenor Solo: Zdzislaw Ksiazek-Rozenau
Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatr Wielki, Warsaw
Conductor: Robert Satanowski
Act I - 24 minutes, 36 seconds.
Act II - 35 minutes, 11 seconds.
Act III - 20 minutes, 24 seconds.