THE BRANDENBURGERS IN BOHEMIA

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Bedřich Smetana

Opera in three acts from 1863

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Libretto by Karel Sabina (1813–1877)
Conductor Jakub Klecker
Stage director Jiří Nekvasil

Bedřich Smetana's first opera was written soon after the composer's return to his homeland from Sweden. The main reason for its creation was the competition for the two best Czech operas announced by Count Jan Harrach. Smetana entered the work in the category of themes from the history of the lands of the Bohemian Crown, and after years of delay in the announcement of the results, he won.
The opera's libretto tells a story set one year after the death of King Přemysl Otakar II; Bohemia was invaded and devastated by Margrave Ota of Brandenburg, a time of misery followed and the Czech nation rose in resistance. The power of the words and the revolutionary scenes of the masses of the poor are combined in the opera with a romantic story of love and the ideals of honour, equality and freedom. With his first operatic work, Smetana created a work that far surpassed the works of his Czech contemporaries, defined a new qualitative standard for the Czech operatic repertoire and, last but not least, openly subscribed to the political programme of Czech national emancipation.

Revived premieres on 22 and 24 February 2024 at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre
The original production of THE BRANDENBURGERS IN BOHEMIA premiered on 12 June 2014 at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre

Performed in the Czech original with Czech and English subtitles.

Synopsis

The introductory talks in English for the performances within the Smetana Opera Cycle Ostrava 2024 begin at 17:45.

The production pertains to the Smetana Opera Cycle Ostrava 2024 — the cycle of all completed operas by Bedřich Smetana.

The project is implemented with the financial support from the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

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Production team

Conductor

Jiří Habart
Jakub Klecker

Music director

Jakub Klecker

Stage director

Jiří Nekvasil

Set designer

Petr Matásek

Costume designer

Zuzana Bambušek Krejzková

Choreography

Lea Bessoudo Greck

Movement director

Jana Tomsová

Chorus master

Jurij Galatenko

Dramaturg

Juraj Bajús
Eva Františáková

Cast - Season:

Conductor

Jakub Klecker

Volfram Olbramovič

Michael Kubečka

Oldřich Rokycanský, a knight

Roman Vlkovič

Junoš, young resident of Prague

Martin Javorský

Jan Tausendmark, young resident of Prague

Martin Bárta

Varneman, captain of Brandenburgers

Petr Levíček

Jíra, a runaway serv

Gianluca Zampieri

Ludiše, Volfram's daughter

Veronika Rovná

Vlčenka, Volfram's daughter

Anna Nitrová

Děčana, Volfram's daughter

Šárka Hrbáčková

Old villager

Martin Gurbaľ

Town crier

Erik Ondruš
Petr Urbánek

Vagabond

Waldemar Wieczorek
Erik Ondruš

Conductor

Jiří Habart
Jakub Klecker

Volfram Olbramovič

Michael Kubečka
David Szendiuch

Oldřich Rokycanský, a knight

Jiří Miroslav Procházka
Roman Vlkovič

Junoš, young resident of Prague

Martin Javorský

Jan Tausendmark, young resident of Prague

Martin Bárta
Pavel Divín

Varneman, captain of Brandenburgers

Petr Levíček
Václav Morys

Jíra, a runaway serv

Luciano Mastro
Gianluca Zampieri

Ludiše, Volfram's daughter

Tamara Morozová
Veronika Rovná

Vlčenka, Volfram's daughter

Barbora Garzinová
Anna Nitrová

Děčana, Volfram's daughter

Šárka Hrbáčková
Michaela Zajmi

Old villager

Martin Gurbaľ
Jan Šťáva

Town crier

Erik Ondruš
Petr Urbánek

Vagabond

Erik Ondruš
Waldemar Wieczorek

Dates

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Date	Time	Stage	Type	Detail
Feb 20, 2024		Antonín Dvořák Theatre	Veřejná generální zkouška	show detail
Feb 22, 2024	6.30 PM	Antonín Dvořák Theatre	Obnovená premiéra	show detail
Feb 24, 2024	6.30 PM	Antonín Dvořák Theatre	2nd premiere	show detail
Mar 2, 2024	6.30 PM	Antonín Dvořák Theatre	Repetition	show detail
Apr 18, 2024	6.30 PM	Antonín Dvořák Theatre	Repetition	show detail
May 4, 2024	6.30 PM	Antonín Dvořák Theatre	Repetition	show detail
Jun 14, 2024	9.00 PM	Litomyšl	Repetition	show detail
Dec 5, 2024	6.30 PM	Antonín Dvořák Theatre	Repetition	show detail
Jan 4, 2025	7.00 PM	Divadlo J.K.Tyla Plzeň	Derniere	show detail

The play is no longer in our repertoire.

Gallery

Roman Vlkovič (Oldřich Rokycanský, a knight), David Szendiuch (Volfram Olbramovič)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Veronika Rovná (Ludiše, Volfram's daughter), Martin Bárta (Jan Tausendmark, young resident of Prague)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Petr Levíček (Varneman, captain of Brandenburgers)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Luciano Mastro (Jíra, a runaway serv)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Rehearsal gallery

Jiří Miroslav Procházka (Oldřich Rokycanský, a knight), Martin Javorský (Junoš, young resident of Prague)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Gianluca Zampieri (Jíra, a runaway serv), Waldemar Wieczorek (Vagabond)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Gianluca Zampieri (Jíra, a runaway serv)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Martin Gurbaľ (Old villager)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Pavel Divín (Jan Tausendmark, young resident of Prague), David Szendiuch (Volfram Olbramovič), Gianluca Zampieri (Jíra, a runaway serv)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Anna Nitrová (Vlčenka, Volfram's daughter), Šárka Hrbáčková (Děčana, Volfram's daughter), Tamara Morozová (Ludiše, Volfram's daughter), Martin Gurbaľ (Old villager)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Michaela Zajmi (Děčana, Volfram's daughter), Barbora Garzinová (Vlčenka, Volfram's daughter), Tamara Morozová (Ludiše, Volfram's daughter)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Luciano Mastro (Jíra, a runaway serv), Martin Bárta (Jan Tausendmark, young resident of Prague)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Martin Bárta (Jan Tausendmark, young resident of Prague), Roman Vlkovič (Oldřich Rokycanský, a knight), Michael Kubečka (Volfram Olbramovič), Martin Javorský (Junoš, young resident of Prague), Luciano Mastro (Jíra, a runaway serv)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Erik Ondruš (Town crier)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Michael Kubečka (Volfram Olbramovič), Luciano Mastro (Jíra, a runaway serv)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Barbora Garzinová (Vlčenka, Volfram's daughter), Michaela Zajmi (Děčana, Volfram's daughter), Tamara Morozová (Ludiše, Volfram's daughter)
Photo by: Martin Popelář

Články

OSTRAVÁCI ukázali PLZNI, jak se hraje a zpívá SMETANA
^{(11. 1. 2025)}

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^{(4. 1. 2025)}

Čertova stěna. Třetí ostravský příspěvek do smetanovského kompletu v Litomyšli
^{(16. 6. 2024)}

Jiří Habart: Koncert na Pražském jaru je nejhezčím dárkem
^{(17. 5. 2024)}

V Ostravě odstartovala druhá série smetanovského operního maratonu.
^{(6. 5. 2024)}

Český svátek opery
^{(4. 5. 2024)}

CZECH REPUBLIC. Ostrava
^{(1. 5. 2024)}

Česká Republika. Ostrava
^{(1. 5. 2024)}

Za operou z Prahy do Ostravy a zpět smetanovským vlakem!!!
^{(16. 4. 2024)}

Co dnes s tím Smetanou?
^{(2. 4. 2024)}

OSTRAVA Die Braniboři v Čechách / Prodaná nevěsta/ Dalibor
^{(1. 4. 2024)}