If you're planning on visiting the opera during your stay in Poland, we recommend going for something authentically Polish - in this case, <em>Halka</em>, an 1848 opera by composer Stanisław Moniuszko, with a libretto by poet Włodzimierz Wolski. A tale about the tragic love of highlander girl Halka's love for noble-born Janusz, it depicts scenes of 19th-century Polish highlanders and nobility.