Šárka - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Šárka
Language
In Czech, subtitles in Czech, English
Choir of the National Theatre
Orchestra of the National Theatre
Opera Ballet of the National Theatre
The legend is found in a variety of literary sources, from Cosmas of Prague's 12th-century Chronica Boemorum to Alois Jirásek's ever-popular Old Bohemian Legends, first published in 1894. During the National Revival in the 19th century, Bohemian mythology inspired a number of artists, partly influenced by the forged manuscript of Dvůr Králové and the manuscript of Zelená Hora, whose motifs even appear in the decoration of the Prague National Theatre. In addition to Libuše and Šárka, the legend of the women's uprising is reflected in Smetana's cycle My Fatherland (the tone poems Vyšehrad and Šárka) as well as in Otakar Ostrčil's opera The Death of Vlasta. On Šárka, Fibich apparently worked closely with the librettist Anežka Schulzová, a student of the eminent Czech author Jaroslav Vrchlický, with their love affair positively influencing her efforts.
The opera premiered on 28 December 1897 at the National Theatre in Prague under the baton of Adolf Čech. The production, directed by Adolf Krössing, included sets by Robert Holzer and Mikoláš Aleš, with the latter's visual style becoming the traditional model for the costumes in most of the subsequent adaptations. The first to perform Šárka was the outstanding 28-year-old soprano Růžena Maturová (who was also the first to perform Antonín Dvořák's Rusalka).
The new production is presented more than four decades after the last performance of Šárka at the National Theatre. The conductor is Robert Jindra, Music Director of the National Theatre Opera, who has invited the German director Kay Link.
Subject to change.
In Czech, subtitles in Czech, English
Choir of the National Theatre
Orchestra of the National Theatre
Opera Ballet of the National Theatre
The legend is found in a variety of literary sources, from Cosmas of Prague's 12th-century Chronica Boemorum to Alois Jirásek's ever-popular Old Bohemian Legends, first published in 1894. During the National Revival in the 19th century, Bohemian mythology inspired a number of artists, partly influenced by the forged manuscript of Dvůr Králové and the manuscript of Zelená Hora, whose motifs even appear in the decoration of the Prague National Theatre. In addition to Libuše and Šárka, the legend of the women's uprising is reflected in Smetana's cycle My Fatherland (the tone poems Vyšehrad and Šárka) as well as in Otakar Ostrčil's opera The Death of Vlasta. On Šárka, Fibich apparently worked closely with the librettist Anežka Schulzová, a student of the eminent Czech author Jaroslav Vrchlický, with their love affair positively influencing her efforts.
The opera premiered on 28 December 1897 at the National Theatre in Prague under the baton of Adolf Čech. The production, directed by Adolf Krössing, included sets by Robert Holzer and Mikoláš Aleš, with the latter's visual style becoming the traditional model for the costumes in most of the subsequent adaptations. The first to perform Šárka was the outstanding 28-year-old soprano Růžena Maturová (who was also the first to perform Antonín Dvořák's Rusalka).
The new production is presented more than four decades after the last performance of Šárka at the National Theatre. The conductor is Robert Jindra, Music Director of the National Theatre Opera, who has invited the German director Kay Link.
Subject to change.
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Šárka
Zdeněk Fibich
Zdeněk Fibich
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