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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Richard Wagner: THE FLYING DUTCHMAN

Friday 27^th June, 21.00, 2^nd Castle Courtyard

Have you met the ship at sea with blood-red sails and black mast...?

A romantic opera in three acts with the composer's own libretto.

Premiére at the Festival; the premiére production in the National Theatre Brno took place on 27^th September 2013

Daland - Jiří Sulženko
Senta - Majda Hundeling
Erik - Ivan Choupenitch
The Dutchman - Kevin Short
Mary - Jitka Zerhauová
Daland's steersman - Petr Levíček

Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno
Director: Roman Polák
Conductor: Jakub Klecker

Performed in the German original with Czech surtitles.

Estimated end: 24.00 hrs
Number of intermissions: 1

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