Šárka (Fibich)

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Šárka is an opera in three acts, opus 51, by Zdeněk Fibich to a Czech libretto by Anežka Schulzová, his student and lover. It was first performed at the Prague National Theatre on 28 December 1897.

The subject matter, the Bohemian legend of Šárka which appears in 14th-century Czech literature, is related to that of Smetana's tone poem Má vlast and the opera of the same name by Janáček.

Šárka is Fibich's most popular opera and is regularly revived in the Czech Republic.