St John's Rapids (opera)

Svatojanské proudy ("St John's Rapids") also called Vltavská víla ("The vila of the Vltava") is an opera by Josef Richard Rozkošný to a libretto by Eduard Rüffer.

It was first performed, conducted by Bedřich Smetana, in 1871.[1] It was performed another six times at the Národní divadlo in 1885, and thirty five times in total.

Roles
  • Čeněk, Count of Libočany - baritone[2]
  • Bořita, a woodsman - bass
  • Julie, his daughter - soprano
  • Horymír, a miner - tenor
  • Vltavka, a vila (fairy) of the Vltava - 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 1987[3] and released on a recital CD by Ivan Kusnjer in 2011.

References
  1. Bedřich Smetana: letters and reminiscences František Bartoš 1955 "SMETANA PERFORMS A WORK OF HIS CONTEMPORARY, RICHARD ROZKOSNY I like to remember with what love and care Smetana gave my "St. John's Rapids" a send-off in 1871. This was our musical feast."
  2. Pipers Enzyklopädie des Musiktheaters: Oper, Operette, Musical, Ballet Carl Dahlhaus, Sieghart Döhring, Universität Bayreuth. Forschungsinstitut für Musiktheater - 1997 "Okt. 1871, Interimstheater, Prag Personen: Cenek z Libočan. Graf (Bar); Bořita, Förster (B); Julie, seine Tochter (S); Horymír, Bergknappe (T); Vltavka, Moldaunixe (S); Slavoš, Jäger (B): Lidka, Gespielin Julies (S)."
  3. J. R. Rozkošný: Scéna Hraběte Čeňka, Julie a lesníka Bořity z 1. dějství opery Svatojanské proudy


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