Rufin Morozowicz (1851–1931). The legend of the Polish theater Cover Image

Rufin Morozowicz (1851 – 1931). Legenda polskiego teatru
Rufin Morozowicz (1851–1931). The legend of the Polish theater

Author(s): Adrian Uljasz
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Morozowicz Rufin (1851–1931); theater in Poland;opera and operetta in Poland;history;19th–20th centuries

Summary/Abstract: Comedian Rufin Morozowicz (1851–1931) is an actor and singer – a legend of Polish operetta. He also achieved an output as a dramatic artist, theater director and director. It happened that he performed successfully in comic operas. At the beginning, he played in Warsaw garden theaters and in the so-called province. He worked in traveling acting groups. In the period 1875–1878, he was an actor of the Municipal Theater in Krakow. In 1881, he was employed at the Government Theaters of Warsaw. Since then, he has been permanently professionally connected with Warsaw. He worked as an actor until 1927. He was the most famous actor in the Morozowicz family. His most legendary roles are Menalaus in Jacques Offenbach’s operetta Beautiful Helena and John Styx in the operetta by the same composer Orpheus in Hell.

  • Issue Year: 20/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 159-190
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Polish
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