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Litomyšl Native Bedřich Smetana

Bedřich Smetana was a significant composer in the romantic period. From his early youth he concerned himself with music, especially playing the piano and composition.
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History of the Festival

The grand festival of classical music Smetana’s Litomyšl has been held since 1946 in the home town of the founder of Czech national music Bedřich Smetana, the old-fashioned east Bohemian town of Litomyšl.

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Litomyšl – A Modern Historical Town

Litomyšl can boast of both ancient and modern architecture, a rich social life but at the same time plenty of peace and quiet.

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Smetana’s Litomyšl Festival

The Smetana’s Litomyšl festival is the second oldest music festival in the Czech Republic, and at the same time it is among the largest regular classical music festivals held in the country.

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CEREMONIAL OPENING CONCERT - THE CZECH OPERA GALA

Friday 13^th June, 19.30, 2^nd Castle Courtyard

Selection of arias, choruses and scenes from operas by Czech authors: Bedřich Smetana (Libuše, Braniboři v Čechách, Dalibor) • Zdeněk Fibich (Šárka) • Antonín Dvořák (Armida) • Vítězslav Novák (Lucerna) • Josef B. Foerster (Eva) • Otakar Ostrčil (Honzovo království) • Leoš Janáček (Věc Makropulos) • Bohuslav Martinů (Mirandolína)

Soloists and permanent guests of the Prague National Theatre Opera
Eva Urbanová, Maria Kobielska, Dana Burešová, Jana Sibera, Yvona Škvárová, Aleš Briscein, Tomáš Černý, Jan Vacík, Ivan Kusnjer, Jiří Brückler, Miloslav Podskalský, Luděk Vele