Provisional Theatre (Prague)
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The Prague Provisional Theatre was erected in 1862 as a temporary home for Czech drama and opera until a permanent National Theatre could be built. It opened on 18 November 1862 and functioned for 20
Prague Provisional Theatre on historic painting
Jan Nepomuk Maýr, first Principal Conductor of the Prague Provisional Theatre
Bedřich Smetana, who succeeded Maýr as Principal Conductor, and was in turn succeeded by him
The Bartered Bride
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The Bartered Bride is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the development o
Provisional Theatre (Prague)
…which time over 5,000 performances were presented. Between 1866 and 1876 the theatre staged the premieres of four of Bedřich Smetana's operas, including The Bartered Bride. The Provisional Theatre building was eventually incorporated into the structure of the National Theatre, which opened its doors on 11 June 1881. Before…
Cover of the score, 1919
Disegno per copertina di libretto, drawing for La sposa venduta (undated).
The tune of the opening chorus to The Bartered Bride (English and German texts, published 1909)
Open-air performance at the Zoppot Waldoper, near Danzig, July 1912