Olga Orleńska (1889 or 1894–1956): An Operetta, Opera and Film Artist, First Polish „Csardas Princess” Cover Image

Olga Orleńska (1889 lub 1894–1956) — artystka operetkowa, operowa i filmowa, pierwsza polska „Księżniczka czardasza”
Olga Orleńska (1889 or 1894–1956): An Operetta, Opera and Film Artist, First Polish „Csardas Princess”

Author(s): Adrian Uljasz
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: opera in Poland; operetta in Poland history; Orleńska Olga (1889 or 1894–1956)

Summary/Abstract: Olga Orleńska is a singer and actress, the first Polish performer of the main role in the „Csardas princess” of Imre Kálmán. In 1917, she held success in the national premiere of this operetta in the Teatr Nowości in Warsaw.During the Second Polish Republic she performer as an opera singer in Poznan and Warsaw. She also played in Warsaw’s operetta theaters, the Kameralny Theater in Warsaw, as well as in the National Theater in Torun and the Municipal Theater in Lodz. She starred in two Polish films: Little Sailor (1936) and Golden Mask (1939). After World War II, she performed operetta roles on the stages of Lodz and Lublin.

  • Issue Year: 9/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 119-132
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish