InfoPersons, originating from Poland
Stanisław Moniuszko
Born May 5, 1819 in Ubiel, near Minsk Died June 4, 1872 in Warsaw, Congress Poland
Moniuszko was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher.
He wrote many songs and operas, and his musical style is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, especially Polish and Belarusian. He is generally referred to as the father of Polish national opera.
His best known works are 'Piewnik Domowy' (Songbook for at home), a collection of 267 folk songs, the operas Halka, Flis (The Raftsman), Hrabina (The Countess), Verbum Nobile and, most importantly, Straszny Dwór (The Haunted Manor), 1865. All these works are emphasized Polish customs and traditions, and at the time of national strife, sustained and fostered patriotic feelings.
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Polonica stamps:
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Belarus 2019, 04 V |
Lithuania 2019, 09 VIII |
Romania 1985, 28 III |
