''The Reward''
[''Jim Samson''. Kurpiński, Karol Kazimierz / ]Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
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( pl, Nadgroda
) — Polish opera in 2 acts by
Karol Kurpiński
Karol Kazimierz Kurpiński (March 6, 1785September 18, 1857) was a Polish composer, conductor and pedagogue. He was a representative of late classicism and a member of the Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning ( Polish: ''Towarzystwo Warszaw ...
with libretto written by
Ludwik Adam Dmuszewski
Ludwik () is a Polish given name.
Notable people with the name include:
* Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general
* Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist
* Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer player
...
. Its first performance took place on 24 December 1815 in
Warsaw.
This opera was written "because of the desired arrival of the brightest
Alexander I, Emperor and King of the newly resurrected Polish Kingdom" Its other titles are:
* The Reward, or The Resurrection of the Nation (Nagroda,
[''Nagroda'' is normal spelling in Polish, while ''Nadgroda'' is archaic.] czyli Wskrzeszenie narodu)
* The Brightest Guests, or The Reward (Najjaśniejsi goście, czyli Nagroda)
* The Reward, or the Resurrection of Polish Kingdom (Nagroda, czyli Wskrzeszenie Królestwa Polskiego)
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
* Podczaszy (The
Cup-bearer), heir of the estate
* Ekonom (The Steward)
* Organista (The Organist)
* Justyna, his daughter
* Basia, her friend, a peasant
* Grzegorz, former steward
* Stanisław, his son, former soldier
Chorus:
* Goście z sąsiedztwa (Guests from the neighborhood)
* Wieśniacy (Villagers)
The scene is staged in
Kraków.
* Act I: a village
* Act II: palace garden.
The action takes place on 10 November 1815.
Music numbers
* Overture
Act I
* (?) Maidens chorus. «Cieszmy się, ciesmy w tej radosnej chwili» (Scene I)
* Dumka (Justyna). «Gdym przestała bydż dziecięciem» (Scene I)
* Duet (Justyna and Basia). «Nadziejo, droga nadziejo!» (Scene II)
* Polonaise (Basia). «Jak prawdziwa Krakowianka» (Scene III)
* Duet (Justyna and Stanisław). «Ach jak szczęśliwy był dzisiejszy ranek» (Scene VIII)
* Finale (Justyna, Stanisław, Basia, Ekonom, Organista, a group of villagers). «Niech żyje! niech żyje! niech żyje!» (Scene X)
Act II
* Mazurek (Organista). «Cieszmy się miłą nadzieją» (Scene I)
* (?) Chorus and
krakowiaks. «Nasz sędziowy od Skalmierza» (Scene II)
* Cantata (text by
Ludwik Osiński, music by
Józef Elsner
Józef Antoni Franciszek Elsner (sometimes ''Józef Ksawery Elsner''; baptismal name, ''Joseph Anton Franz Elsner''; 1 June 176918 April 1854) was a composer, music teacher, and music theoretician, active mainly in Warsaw. He was one of the firs ...
). «Jakaż radość weselnych rozwesela plemie?» (after the play)
External links
Full text of the libretto*
A performance of the overture arranged for piano (synthesized)
References
1815 operas
Operas by Karol Kurpiński
Polish-language operas
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