Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

St John's Rapids (opera)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Composer
  
Josef Richard Rozkošný

Languages
  
German, Czech

Similar
  
King and Charcoal, Armida, Dimitrij

Svatojanské proudy ("St John's Rapids") also called Vltavská víla ("The vila of the Vltava") is an opera by Josef Richard Rozkošný to a libretto by de:Eduard Rüffer.

Contents

It was first performed, conducted by Bedřich Smetana, in 1871. It was performed another six times at the Národní divadlo in 1885, and thirty five times in total.

Roles

  • Čeněk, Count of Libočany - baritone
  • Bořita, a woodsman - bass
  • Julie, his daughter - soprano
  • Horymír, a miner - tenor
  • Vltavka, a vila (fairy) of the Vltava - soprano
  • Slavoš, a hunter - bass
  • Lidka, friend of Julie - soprano
  • Recordings

  • The 1st Act scene of Čeněk, Julie, her father and chorus was recorded for Czech radio in 1987 and released on a recital CD by Ivan Kusnjer in 2011.
  • References

    St John's Rapids (opera) Wikipedia


    Similar Topics