Wiktor Każyński

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Viktor Każyński (Russian: Виктор Матвеевич Кажинский, born December 6 . Jul / 18th December  1812 greg. In Vilnius ; † February 22 jul. / 6. March  1867 greg. In Saint Petersburg ) was a Polish composer.

Każyński studied with Józef Elsner in Warsaw . From 1843 he was Kapellmeister at the Alexandrinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. He composed four operas, one operetta and one ballet, choral works, marches, dances and songs.

Stage works

  • Szczególniejsze spotkanie (A Strange Encounter), comic opera, 1832
  • Wiejski poranek (Rural Morning), Ballet, 1837
  • Fenella (after La muette de Portici by Auber), comic opera, 1840
  • Antoni i Antosia (libretto by Andrzej Slowaczýnski after Toinon et Toinette by Jean-Auguste-Jullien Desboulmiers ), around 1840
  • Damska protekcja (The Protection of Ladies), Operetta, 1843
  • Maz i zona (man and woman), comic opera, 1848
personal data
SURNAME Każyński, Wiktor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH Vilnius
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1867
Place of death St. Petersburg