Paria (The pariah) is an 1869 opera in three acts by Stanisław Moniuszko to a libretto by Jan Chęciński - the librettist of Straszny dwór - after the play Le paria (1821) by Casimir Delavigne.Franklin Mesa Opera: An Encyclopedia of World Premieres 2015 "Moniuszko's other operas include The Lottery (1846), The Rafsman (1858), The Haunted Manor (1865), Paria (1869),"
Cast Idamor, head of the warrior caste - tenor Ratef, his trustee - tenor Akebar, high priest - bass Neala, his daughter - soprano Mirra, priestess - mezzo-soprano Dżares, the pariah, Idamor's father - baritone Brahmins, priestesses, warriors, people
Recordings Paria with Katarzyna Hołysz – Neala, Leszek Skrla – Dżares, Janusz Lewandowski – Akebar, Tomasz Kuk – Idamor, Andrzej Lampert – Ratef. Chór i Orkiestra Opery na Zamku w Szczecinie, cond. Warcisław Kunc 2CD, 2008, Dux 0686/7. Paria (in Italian version), Katarzyna Hołysz (Neala), Robert Jezierski (Akebar), Yuri Gorodetski (Idamor), Szymon Komasa (Djares), Tomasz Warmijak (Ratef) Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz 2CD 2019 Dux Paria (in Italian version), Marta Torbidoni, David Astorga, German Olvera, Aleksey Bogdanov, Matheus Pompeu, Paulina Boreczko, Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi Label: NIFC, DDD, 2023
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