Smetanova Litomyšl, o.p.s.

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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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GALA CONCERT – A VISIT TO THE METROPOLITAN OPERA N.Y.

Saturday, July 4th, 20.30 hours, 2nd Castle Courtyard

Famous arias, songs and duets from operas and musicals, featuring works by:
Carl Maria von Weber, Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss, Hector Berlioz, Carlisle Floyd / Susannah, Aaron Copland / The Tender Land, Samuel Barber / Vanessa, Douglas Moore / Tha Ballad of Baby Doe, William Bolcom / A View from the Bridge, George Gershwin / Porgy and Bess, Alan Jay Lerner & Frederic Loewe / My Fair Lady, Leonard Bernstein / Candide, West Side Story…

Deborah Voigt – soprano
Garrett Sorenson – tenor
PKF – Prague Philharmonia, conductor J. David Jackson

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