Goplana (opera)

Goplana is an 1896 Polish opera by Władysław Żeleński, to a Polish libretto by Ludomil German based on the 1839 drama Balladyna by Juliusz Słowacki.

Plot

The folk tale plot follows closely Juliusz Słowacki's original drama and concerns the brutal fate of several humans - principally the sisters Balladyna and Alina - after the nymph Goplana interferes in their affairs.

Recording

DVD Goplana Soloists, Polish National Opera, Grzegorz Nowak, Frederick Chopin Institute 2021