ACT II
Princess
Jadwiga comes to Poland
Princess Jadwiga crosses Polish border in the mountains.
Representatives of different statuses welcome Jadwiga
at different places during her travel from the Polish border (Dukla) to Krakow, the capital of Poland. Polish
songs, characteristic to particular parts of Polish regions, are heard in the
background while Princess Jadwiga shows her
happiness that she is so warmly welcome in Poland.
Princess
Jadwiga in Wawel Castle
in Krakow - Coronation
Princess Jadwiga in her chamber is preparing to the coronation.
She prays for wisdom and strength to be a good King for Polish Nation.
Coronation.
Bogurodzica song is heard before and after
coronation song. Music culminated in the beautiful bells “song”. Jadwiga's beautiful aria when kneeling and praying before
Wawel crucifies, asking for support in undertaken
decision to merry Prince Jagiello. Aria shows pain
of the young heart which devotes her love and decides to marry Jagiello in order to Christianize the last pagan country
Lithuania. Jadwiga's aria shows uncertainty of the
future life with a man from the country about which she heard not good news
in Vienna.
Jadwiga
and Jagiello's wedding. Music from the west and
from the east interplays.
The new
ACT III andACT IV will be presented in the near
future.
ACT III
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