Harnasie

Harnasie, Op. 55, is a ballet-pantomime written by the

.

The story is set in the

and employs a choir with tenor solo.

The ballet comprises two acts, preceded by a prelude. There are only three principal characters: a shepherd, a girl and the robber (Harnaś). In the first scene, the shepherd is driving his sheep to pasture and the girl encounters Harnaś. In the second scene, Harnaś kidnaps the girl from her wedding. The third scene, in the robber's den, concludes in an epilogue with a lively dance.^[1]

The ballet was first performed on 11 May 1935 at Národní Divadlo in Prague in a choreography by Jelizaveta Nikolská, a second production, choreographed by Serge Lifar follwed on 27 April 1936 at Palais Garnier in Paris..^[2] There it proved an exceptional success for Szymanowski nearly a year before his death. The Polish premiere took place at Teatr Wielki in Poznań on 9 April 1938 in a choreography by Maksymilian Stakiewicz.^[3]

Themes

References

External links

• Harnasie: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project