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 .

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

Roles

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

References