Bedřich Smetana and European Opera
Bedřich Smetana had a lasting influence on Czech opera history from the 1860s. As conductor at the Prozatímní divadlo (Provisional Theater) and as the composer of eight operas including Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride) and Libuše, he championed Czech musical life in Prague throughout his life. H...
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| description | Bedřich Smetana had a lasting influence on Czech opera history from the 1860s. As conductor at the Prozatímní divadlo (Provisional Theater) and as the composer of eight operas including Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride) and Libuše, he championed Czech musical life in Prague throughout his life. How Smetana managed the balancing act between artistic ambition and practical possibilities with his operas is the subject of this volume. The aim is to place the composer and his stage works in the context of both European operatic practice and the institutional framework and political debates in Prague in the second half of the 19th century.
In the three-part conception, Smetana’s operatic aesthetics, which are to a large extent influenced by his experiences as a conductor at the Prozatímní divadlo, contemporary music theory, theatre practice and political ideals, take first place (Martin Nedbal, Arne Stollberg, Ivana Rentsch, Thomas Jaermann, Brian S. Locke). This will be followed by a second thematic area, the contemporary European opera repertoire in the Habsburg Empire and Smetana’s engagement with it in the surviving sources (Axel Körner, Olga Mojžíšová, Sandra Bergmannová, Milan Pospíšil). As a counterpart to Smetana’s European opera reception, the third part discusses the early reception of Smetana in Europe and beyond (David Brodbeck, Vincenzina Ottomano, Christopher Campo-Bowen, Michael Beckerman). |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1668772025-10-02T09:18:25Z Bedřich Smetana and European Opera Březina, Aleš Rentsch, Ivana Opernwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Bedřich Smetana thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music Bedřich Smetana had a lasting influence on Czech opera history from the 1860s. As conductor at the Prozatímní divadlo (Provisional Theater) and as the composer of eight operas including Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride) and Libuše, he championed Czech musical life in Prague throughout his life. How Smetana managed the balancing act between artistic ambition and practical possibilities with his operas is the subject of this volume. The aim is to place the composer and his stage works in the context of both European operatic practice and the institutional framework and political debates in Prague in the second half of the 19th century. In the three-part conception, Smetana’s operatic aesthetics, which are to a large extent influenced by his experiences as a conductor at the Prozatímní divadlo, contemporary music theory, theatre practice and political ideals, take first place (Martin Nedbal, Arne Stollberg, Ivana Rentsch, Thomas Jaermann, Brian S. Locke). This will be followed by a second thematic area, the contemporary European opera repertoire in the Habsburg Empire and Smetana’s engagement with it in the surviving sources (Axel Körner, Olga Mojžíšová, Sandra Bergmannová, Milan Pospíšil). As a counterpart to Smetana’s European opera reception, the third part discusses the early reception of Smetana in Europe and beyond (David Brodbeck, Vincenzina Ottomano, Christopher Campo-Bowen, Michael Beckerman). Published 2025-10-02T09:18:23Z 2025-10-02T09:18:23Z 2025-01-28 book 9783826083501 9783826083495 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/166877 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://verlag.koenigshausen-neumann.de/product/9783826083495-bedrich-smetana-and-european-opera/ https://verlag.koenigshausen-neumann.de/oaopen/92243/ Königshausen & Neumann 10.36202/9783826083501 10.36202/9783826083501 e469c83d-aed4-444a-8b8e-83b48061d402 Ministry of Culture Czech Republic Czech Philharmonic Smetanova Litomyšl 9783826083501 9783826083495 300 Würzburg open access |
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