Gypsy Baron

CAST

Sandor Barinkay: Sławomir Naborczyk/Adam Sobierajski

Layers: Iwona Socha/Anna Wiśniewska-Schoppa

Cypriot: Anna Borucka

Homonym: Kamil Zdebel

Kalman Zupan: Adam Woźniak

Arsene: Marta Huptas/Karolina Wieczorek

Author: Wojciech Przemyk

Mirabella: Renata Drums

Ram: Maciej Komandera

Player: Zbigniew Wunsch

Ferko: Zbigniew Bilinski/Adam Janik

János: Witold Dewor

“The Gypsy Baron” is one of Johann Strauss's most popular and beloved works, in which the gypsy element is intertwined with Viennese elegance, and grand collective scenes with moody arias and duets. This is a classic operetta in beautiful costumes, colorful scenery of Hungarian land and Vienna, captivating with music, vocal performances and magnificent ballet scenes. This is a masterpiece of the genre with a unique charm and thrilling scenography. The action of the libretto based on the novel by the Hungarian writer Maurice Jókai entitled “Saffi” takes place on the Hungarian-Turkish border in the middle of the 18th century and finds its finale in Vienna. This made it possible to combine into a single whole intriguing romance plots and, above all, to create a work

about an incredible melodic invention, merging - as Stromerger writes - “the fluidity of the Viennese waltz with the clang of a spur in the chardash, a gypsy ballad with a chorus of picturesque rowers. Lyrical scenes, marching rhythms, comic duets, lively finals complete the beautiful operetta”, which also regularly hosts opera stages.

“Baron Cygański” has been in the repertoire of the Silesian Opera continuously since 1979. And he is still expected by the audience... Like everywhere in the world. We invite you to the adventures of Kalman Żupan — a pig dealer, his beautiful daughter Arseny; Sandor Barinkay, the titular Gypsy Baron, who is vying for her hand, and gypsies Saffi, Czpira and the entire gypsy fleet. Are you sure Sandor will be able to marry Arsene? You will see soon.