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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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Leonard Bernstein: MASS

Sunday, June 12th, 21.00 hrs, Castle Courtyard

Vojtěch Dyk in the role of the Celebrant in a theatre piece for singers, players and dancers. A staging of this key work dating from 1971 by a composer, whose music oscillates on the borders of jazz, soul, rock and classical music, with significant elements of rhythm and dance.

Vojtěch Dyk, Street Chorus, choirmaster Michaela Rosza Růžičková, boys’ choir Pueri Gaudentes, choirmaster Zdena Součková, Orchestr MASS, director and scenography Šimon a Michal Cabani, conductor Oskar Rozsa

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