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Polish composer remembered on 201st birth anniversary

04.05.2020 15:30
Tuesday, May 5, will mark the 201st anniversary of the birth of Stanisław Moniuszko, the great 19th-century composer who is known as the father of Polish national opera.
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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, music venues in the country are set to mark the day with online celebrations to look back on the composer’s legacy.

Poland in 2019 celebrated Moniuszko’s bicentenary year with a bang.

Radio Poland's Elżbieta Krajewska has the story.

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