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Bedrich Smetana

Notable works by Bedrich Smetana.

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Dalibor (opera)

Dalibor is a Czech opera in three acts by Bedřich Smetana. The libretto was written in German by Josef Wenzig, and translated into Czech by . It was first performed at the New Town Theatre in Prague

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Hakon Jarl (Smetana)

Hakon Jarl (Op. 16) is a symphonic poem in C minor composed by Bedřich Smetana between 1860 and 1861. It is based on the historical tragedy of the same name by the Danish poet and playwright Adam

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Libuše (opera)

Libuše () is a "festival opera" in three acts, with music by Bedřich Smetana. The libretto was originally written in German by Josef Wenzig, and was then translated into Czech by . In Czech

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Má vlast

(), also known as My Fatherland, is a set of six symphonic poems composed between 1874 and 1879 by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana. The six pieces, conceived as individual works, are often

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Piano Trio in G minor (Smetana)

The Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15, for piano, violin, and cello, was written in 1855 by Bedřich Smetana initially as his Opus 9. Following some revision, he had finished and premiered the revised

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String Quartet No. 1 (Smetana)

String Quartet No. 1 ("From My Life", ) in E minor, written in 1876, is a four-movement chamber composition by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana. It is an autobiographical work with nationalistic

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String Quartet No. 2 (Smetana)

Bedřich Smetana's String Quartet No. 2 in D minor is a chamber composition for string quartet. It is Smetana's second and final quartet, written between 1882 and

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The Bartered Bride

The Bartered Bride (, The Sold Bride) is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution

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The Brandenburgers in Bohemia

The Brandenburgers in Bohemia () is a three-act opera, the first by Bedřich Smetana. The Czech libretto was written by Karel Sabina, and is based on events from Czech history. The work was composed

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The Devil's Wall

The Devil's Wall () is a comic-romantic opera in three acts, with music by Bedřich Smetana and libretto by Eliška Krásnohorská, in their third operatic collaboration. The subtext of the plot is a

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The Kiss (opera)

The Kiss () is an opera in two acts, with music by Bedřich Smetana and text by Eliška Krásnohorská, based on a novel by Karolina Světlá. It received its first performance at the Provisional Theatre

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The Secret (opera)

The Secret () is a comic opera in three acts by Bedřich Smetana. The libretto was written by Eliška Krásnohorská. The premiere took place on 18 September 1878 at the Nové České Divadlo (New Czech

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The Two Widows

The Two Widows () is a two-act Czech opera by Bedřich Smetana based on the libretto of . The libretto is based on Jean Pierre Felicien Mallefille's one-act play Les deux veuves. The opera was

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