FULL Charlatan, or Raising the Dead (Kurpiński) Nieborów 2022 Horajska Całek Goyal Szponarski
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Szarlatan, czyli wskrzeszanie umarłych or Charlatan, or Raising the Dead
- Composer: Kurpiński Karol
- Libretto: Alojzy Żółtkowski Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Courtyard of the Radziwiłł Palace in Nieborów, Poland
- Recorded: September 10, 2022
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Paulina Horajska, Dorota Całek, Nikhil Goyal, Jacek Szponarski, Grzegorz Pelutis, Edwin Grelow, Witold Żołądkiewicz, Maciej Pol
- Conductor: Marta Kluczyńska
- Orchestra:
- Stage Director: Jitka Stokalska
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Muzeum w Nieborowie i Arkadii
- Date Published: 2022
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The opera is about a young woman, Julia, whose beloved Alfons died a year ago. Julia’s father, who is the mayor of a town called Kwirlikwicz, wants her to marry the pharmacist Fantuzjusz, an old and not very attractive man. Desperate Julia does not believe in the death of her beloved and demands a death certificate from Konsyliarzowa. Konsyliarzowa, herself in love with Alfons, forges the document, because she knows that Alfons is alive. Meanwhile, the magician Alinat appears in Kwirlikwicz, who promises to resurrect the deceased Alfonso.
The opera has a cheerful character, except for a gloomy scene in the cemetery, when Alphonsus turns out to be the eponymous Charlatan. The piece tells the story of unconditional love facing cruel, calculated intrigues, but the story ultimately ends with a happy ending.