The Reward (Polish: Nadgroda) — Polish opera in 2 acts by Karol Kurpiński with libretto written by Ludwik Adam Dmuszewski. Its first performance took place on 24 December 1815 in Warsaw.
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This opera was written "because of the derised arrival of the brightest Alexander I, Emperor and King of the newly resurrected Polish Kingdom" Its other titles are:
An arrangement of the overture for piano was published in Tygodnik Muzyczny (1820 No.5). It appears to be the only part of the music to survive.
Roles
Chorus:
The scene is staged in Kraków.
The action takes place on 10 November 1815.
Music numbers
Act I
Act II
References
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