Smetana’s Litomyšl
National festival | 10. 6. - 6. 7. 2021
10th June - 6th July 2021
Program announcement
May 17 2021
Presale launch
May 26 2021
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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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Litomyšl can boast of both ancient and modern architecture, a rich social life but at the same time plenty of peace and quiet.
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.
Wednesday, July 1st, 21.00 hours, Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross
Premiere of a musical-dancing performance based on Thomas Mann’s book The Holy Sinner from 1951.
Adéla Srncová – dance improvisation, Jaroslav Tůma – improvisation on organ positive, harpsichord, clavichord, Stefan Baier –improvisation on organ portative, harpsichord, clavichord, Jan Rokyta – improvisation on dulcimer, fipple flutes, Liselotte Rokyta – improvisation on pan flutes, Alan Vitouš – improvisation on percussions
Adaptation of text and musical adaptation based on the 14th to 16th century keyboard compositions – Jaroslav Tůma, choreography – Adéla Srncová, cooperating director Jiří Srnec