opera by Moniuszko - Halka

Halka by Moniuszko is associated by many with compulsory visit to opera. Only if we give chance to Halka and listen to her story with open mind and real attention. Only then we can see this work as it is - brave, universal in message - and emotions of main characters come to be close to us. Heroine of this score, when honestly read, appears to be no less heroic then her predecessors, great heroins of opera: Tosca, Madama Butterfly, princess Turandot. One can even see in her character traits of mythical Medea, analyse her in context of modern gender studies of sociocultural gender identity, analyse her dilemmas as a Christian and Catholic. One can tell through Halka ancient story of love, betrayal and jealousy induced madness.
Out times of all-analysing and all-interpretating help us to understand more deeply problems of this work and it's characters. It is not Halka that needs to be brought to present times but present interpreters need to muster all their dignity to be able to reach it's level.