Manru

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Manru is an opera by Ignacy Jan Paderewski, notable as the only Polish opera ever premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
actCount 3
basedOn novel "Chata za wsią" by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski NERFINISHED
characterType Gypsy (Romani) blacksmith
composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski NERFINISHED
composerNationality Polish
countryOfPremiere United States NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceTheatre Metropolitan Opera House NERFINISHED
genre opera
hasComposer Ignacy Jan Paderewski NERFINISHED
hasComposerRole Ignacy Jan Paderewski as composer
hasCulturalContext Polish opera
hasDramaticOutcome tragic ending
hasForm through-composed opera
hasHistoricalSignificance first and only Polish opera in the Metropolitan Opera repertory
hasInstrumentalForces orchestra
hasLibrettist Alfred Nossig NERFINISHED
hasNationalityContext Poland NERFINISHED
hasPremiereStatus world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera
hasSettingRegion Eastern Europe NERFINISHED
hasSourceAuthor Józef Ignacy Kraszewski NERFINISHED
hasTitleLanguage Polish
hasVocalForces chorus
soloists
language Polish
librettist Alfred Nossig NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Manru NERFINISHED
Oros NERFINISHED
Ulana NERFINISHED
Urok NERFINISHED
notableFor only Polish opera ever premiered at the Metropolitan Opera
orchestration late-Romantic
originalLanguageOfLibretto Polish
period late Romantic era
premiereCity New York City
premiereCompany Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED
premiereLocation Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED
setting Carpathian Mountains region NERFINISHED
structure three acts
subjectMatter conflict between village community and Romani people
theme inter-ethnic love
outsider status
social prejudice
tragic love
workType lyric drama

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