Opera in the Repertoire · Early Modern
Janek
libretto by Ludomił German · premiered 1900
Janek is a Polish-language opera in 2 Acts by Władysław Żeleński to a libretto by Ludomił German (1851-1920). It was premiered 4 October 1900 in Lvov. The opera makes references to Polish folk tunes but otherwise is in the then current verismo style. The most popular aria is Janek's dumka from act 1.
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