Native title Straszny dwór Composer Stanisław Moniuszko Language Polish | First performance 1 January 1861 Librettist Jan Chęciński | |
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Premiere 1 January 1861 (1861-01-01)
Teatr Wielki, Warsaw Similar Flis, The Countess, Paria, Halka, The Haunted Manor | ||
Moniuszko verbum nobile dumka zuzi
Verbum nobile (The word of a nobleman) is a one-act comic opera by Polish national composer Stanisław Moniuszko written to a libretto by Jan Chęciński, and set in 18th century Poland before foreign partitions of the country. It was first performed at the Teatr Wielki, Warsaw, on 1 January 1861 to instant popularity.
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Synopsis
The plot is a rehash of a familiar operatic theme. Zuzia and Michal are promised to each other by their parents, without their having met; they meet accidentally and fall in love. Michal, having given his name as Stanisław, is refused Zusia's hand by her father, who has given his word to Serwacy, Michal's father, on the betrothal. All is explained, preventing a duel between Marcin and Serwacy, and the marriage can go ahead.
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