Viola is an unfinished romantic opera by Bedrich Smetana. The libretto was written by Eliska Krasnohorska, and is based on Shakespeare`s play Twelfth Night. The composer did some work on it in 1874...Read more
Viola is an unfinished romantic opera by Bedrich Smetana. The libretto was written by Eliska Krasnohorska, and is based on Shakespeare`s play Twelfth Night. The composer did some work on it in 1874 and then came back to it in 1883, when he only managed to orchestrate a few scenes; the opera was left incomplete upon Smetana`s death in 1884.
A concert performance (of the unfinished work) was given on 15 March 1900 and it was staged at the Prague National Theatre on 11 May 1924. Roles Orsino, Duke of Illyria — tenor Viola, twin sister to Sebastian — mezzo-soprano Sebastian, twin brother to Viola — mezzo-soprano Antonio, a captain — bass Marco (Marko), an old — bass Fisherman — baritone Olivia (Olivie), a countess — mezzo-soprano Sir Toby (Zeman Tobias), Olivia`s uncle — baritone Sir Andrew (Zeman Ondrej), his companion — tenor Malvolio, a steward — baritone Marie, a gentlewoman — soprano Jester (Sasek) — baritone Õ Close Show records by: listenings count | performer's rating | alphabetical
Zdenek Kosler
(conductor)
,
Marie Vesela
(mezzo-soprano),
Jaroslav Horacek
(bass),
Miroslav Svejda
(tenor),
Prague National Theatre Orchestra
Viola - Marie Vesela (mezzo-soprano), Sebastian - Drahomira Drobkova (mezzo-soprano), Orsino - Miroslav Svejda (tenor), Marko - Jaroslav Horacek (bass), Antonio - Dalibor Jedlicka (bass), Fisherman - Karel Hanus (baritone). Chorus and Orchestra - Prague National Theatre. Chorus master Milan Maly. Conductor Zdenek Kosler. Piano - Jiri Pokorny. Recorded at the Smetana Hall, Prague, from 8 September, 1981 to 22 April, 1982.
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