(Photo: Krzysztof Mystkowski/ Baltic Opera Festival) Józef Beer’s “Polish Wedding” is one of those works in which history seems almost as dramatic as its plot. Premiered in Zurich in 1937 under the title “Polnische Hochzeit,” the operetta became an immediate international success, was translated into eight languages (but not Polish), and quickly established itself across Europe. Then history intervened. As {…}
The Staatsoperette in Dresden is set to present the first German production of Joseph Beer’s “Polnische Hochzeit.” John Pel conducts a cast starring Markus Liske, Bryan Rothfuss, Sieglinde Feldhofer, Steffi Lehmann, Elmar Andree, Gerd Wiemer, Daniel Pataky, Matthias Koziorowski, and Herbert G. Adami, among others. Julia Huebner directs. Per the official website, here is a summary of the opera’s plot: {…}
(Photo Credits: Marcin Świdziński/Krakow Culture Forum) Play Krakow is now streaming Joseph Beer’s “Polnische Hochzeit.” The opera, which was performed at the ICE Krakow Convention Center on Nov. 29, 2020, was written by Fritz Löhner-Beda and Alfred Grünwald, and tells the story of Polish freedom fighter Count Boleslav as he crosses the Polish border after years of exile to see {…}
