
The Warsaw Debut
History · Music
Overview
Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko fights for the right to stage his opera "Halka".
Top Cast


Jan Koecher
Jan Koecher
Stanisław Moniuszko
Jan Koecher
Stanisław Moniuszko


Jerzy Duszyński
Jerzy Duszyński
Włodzimierz Wolski
Jerzy Duszyński
Włodzimierz Wolski


Barbara Kostrzewska
Barbara Kostrzewska
Paulina Rivoli
Barbara Kostrzewska
Paulina Rivoli


Nina Andrycz
Nina Andrycz
Maria Kalergis
Nina Andrycz
Maria Kalergis


Danuta Szaflarska
Danuta Szaflarska
Countess Krystyna
Danuta Szaflarska
Countess Krystyna


Janusz Warnecki
Janusz Warnecki
Professor
Janusz Warnecki
Professor


Jan Kurnakowicz
Jan Kurnakowicz
Prof. Jan Quatrini
Jan Kurnakowicz
Prof. Jan Quatrini


Stanisław Żeleński
Stanisław Żeleński
Józef Sikorski, music critic
Stanisław Żeleński
Józef Sikorski, music critic


Gustaw Buszyński
Gustaw Buszyński
Theater Director Ignacy Abramowicz
Gustaw Buszyński
Theater Director Ignacy Abramowicz


Zdzisław Mrożewski
Zdzisław Mrożewski
Count Alfred (as Z. Morzewski)
Zdzisław Mrożewski
Count Alfred (as Z. Morzewski)
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