Vanda (opera)

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Operas by Antonín Dvořák

King and Charcoal Burner (1871-87)
The Stubborn Lovers (1874)
Vanda (1875)
The Cunning Peasant (1877)
Dimitrij - 1881-85, 1895)
The Jacobin (1887)
The Devil and Kate (1898)
Rusalka (1901)
Armida (1902~3)

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Vanda is a grand opera by Antonín Dvořák. The Czech libretto was written by Václav Beneš-Šumavský and František Zákrejs after a work by Julian Surzycki.

[edit] Performance history

The opera was first performed in Prague at the Provisional Theatre on 17 April 1876.

[edit] Roles

Role Voice type Premiere Cast, April 17, 1876
(Conductor: - )
Vanda soprano
Bozena mezzo-soprano
Homena mezzo-soprano
Lumir baritone
Posel tenor
Roderik baritone
Slavoj tenor

[edit] Sources

Vanda by Jan Smaczny, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7