63. National Festival Smetana's Litomyšl

10th June - 6th July 2021

Program announcement

May 17 2021

Presale launch

May 26 2021

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Smetanova Litomyšl, o.p.s.

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Smetana's Creative Litomyšl

Festival Gardens

Castle Cellars

Castle Apartments

A Heart for Václav Havel

Digitální Smetanka

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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Jan Jirásek: ST LUKE PASSION

Thursday 26^th June, 19.30, Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross

reconstruction of the original St. Luke Passion of J. S. Bach (1745) and Carl Orff (1932) for soloists, boys' and mixed choir and orchestra

Czech premiere

Evangelist - Jaroslav Březina
Peter - Tomáš Kořínek
Jesus - Jiří Sulženko
Pilate - Zdeněk Plech

Czech Boys' Choir BONI PUERI, choirmaster Pavel Horák
Prague Philharmonic Choir, choirmaster Jaroslav Brych
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Conductor: Marko Ivanović

Estimated end: 21.00 hrs
Number of intermissions: 0

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