''Svatojanské proudy'' ("

St John's Rapids St. John's rapids (''Svatojánské proudy'') was a stretch of fast flowing water on the Vltava. It was situated at the place of today's Štěchovice Reservoir. In music The rapids were part of the inspiration for Smetana's ''Má vlast'', and also ...

") also called ''Vltavská víla'' ("The vila of the

Vltava Vltava ( , ; german: Moldau ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Labe ...

") is an opera by

Josef Richard Rozkošný Josef Richard Rozkošný (21 September 1833 – 3 June 1913) was a Czech composer and pianist.''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera'', 1996, p. 111, John Hamilton Warrack, Ewan West. ("Others who successfully built upon Smetana's example includ ...

to a libretto by . It was first performed, conducted by

Bedřich Smetana Bedřich Smetana ( , ; 2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884) was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people's aspirations to a cultural and political "revival." He has been regarded i ...

, in 1871. It was performed another six times at the Národní divadlo in 1885, and thirty five times in total.

Roles

* Čeněk, Count of Libočany - baritone * Bořita, a woodsman - bass * Julie, his daughter - soprano * Horymír, a miner - tenor * Vltavka, a

vila (fairy) A vila, or víla (plural: vile, or víly ; sh, vila, sl, vila, bg, vila, diva, juda, samovila, samodiva, samojuda, orv, vila, sk, víla, cz, víla, samodiva, divoženka) is a Slavic fairy similar to a nymph, female, beautiful and with l ...

of the

- soprano * Slavoš, a hunter - bass * Lidka, friend of Julie - soprano

Recordings

* The 1st Act scene of Čeněk, Julie, her father and chorus was recorded for Czech radio in 1987J. R. Rozkošný: Scéna Hraběte Čeňka, Julie a lesníka Bořity z 1. dějství opery Svatojanské proudy and released on a recital CD by

Ivan Kusnjer Ivan Kusnjer (born 10 November 1951) is a Czech baritone opera singer.''ND a jeho předchůdci'' Vladimír Procházka - 1988 "KUSNJER Ivan * 10. 11. 1951 Rokycany. Zpévák. Po maturité na Stfední prúmyslové skole strojnické v Plzni studo ...

in 2011.

References

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