''Bouře'', Op. 40, is an 1894 Czech-language opera by

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in 3 acts to a

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after the play '' The Tempest'' by

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. Donald Grout, Hermine Weigel Williams, ''A Short History of Opera'', p. 536

Recordings

''Bouře'' Supraphon – DV 5753, 1961 :Tracklist :A1 "Ach, Prosím Otče, Bouři Začaruj" :A2 "Tiše, Tiše, Hoši Milí" :A3 "Již Ruka Moje Zmdlela" :B1 "Váš Trest Již Začal" :B2 "Můj Čacký Hochu"

Arias

*Act 3: "Tak, ostrove muj, sbohem bu'!",

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(baritone),

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, Frantisek Dyk. Recorded: 30 June 1952,

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References

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