HIGH NOTE :: Halka times twice

One of the most important operas in the Polish repertoire, Stanisław Moniuszko's Halka could be heard this August at the "Chopin and his Europe" Festival in Warsaw in an extraordinary Italian version, and also at the Festival of the Comic Opera in Helsinki, brought there by the Capella Cracoviensis ensemble. Elżbieta Krajewska speaks to Violetta Bielecka who heads the Choir of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, which participated in the concert (and recording) in Warsaw, and Laura Åkerlund, CEO of the Comic Opera Helsinki.