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Vanda (opera)

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Vanda is a grand opera in five acts by Antonín Dvořák. [1]

20 relations: Adolf Čech, Antonín Dvořák, Baritone, Bass (voice type), Betty Fibichová, Contralto, Gerd Albrecht, Grand opera, Ivan Kusnjer, Jolana Fogašová, Libretto, Mezzo-soprano, National Theatre (Prague), Princess Wanda, Provisional Theatre (Prague), Soprano, Stanley Sadie, Tenor, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vistula.

Adolf Čech

Adolf Čech (11 December 184127 December 1903) was a Czech conductor, who premiered a number of significant works by Antonín Dvořák (the 2nd, 5th and 6th symphonies, more than any other conductor; other important orchestral works, four operas, the Stabat Mater), Bedřich Smetana (Má vlast, five operas), Zdeněk Fibich (two operas) and other Czech composers.

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Antonín Dvořák

Antonín Leopold Dvořák (8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer.

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Baritone

A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice types.

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Bass (voice type)

A bass is a type of classical male singing voice and has the lowest vocal range of all voice types.

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Betty Fibichová

Betty Fibichová (16 March 1846 – 20 May 1901) was a Czechoslovak opera singer and the wife of composer Zdeněk Fibich.

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Contralto

A contralto is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type.

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Gerd Albrecht

Gerd Albrecht (19 July 1935 – 2 February 2014) was a German conductor.

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Grand opera

Grand opera is a genre of 19th-century opera generally in four or five acts, characterized by large-scale casts and orchestras, and (in their original productions) lavish and spectacular design and stage effects, normally with plots based on or around dramatic historic events.

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Ivan Kusnjer

Ivan Kusnjer (born 1951) is a Czech baritone opera singer.

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Jolana Fogašová

Jolana Fogašová is a Slovak opera singer with the voice type of soprano.

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Libretto

A libretto is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical.

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Mezzo-soprano

A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types.

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National Theatre (Prague)

The National Theatre (Národní divadlo) in Prague is known as the alma mater of Czech opera, and as the national monument of Czech history and art.

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Princess Wanda

Princess Wanda (reputedly lived in 8th century Poland) was the daughter of Krakus, legendary founder of Kraków.

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Provisional Theatre (Prague)

The Prague Provisional Theatre (Prozatímní divadlo) was erected in 1862 as a temporary home for Czech drama and opera until a permanent National Theatre could be built.

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Soprano

A soprano is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.

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Stanley Sadie

Stanley John Sadie, CBE (30 October 1930 – 21 March 2005) was an influential and prolific British musicologist, music critic, and editor.

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Tenor

Tenor is a type of classical male singing voice, whose vocal range is normally the highest male voice type, which lies between the baritone and countertenor voice types.

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The New Grove Dictionary of Opera

The New Grove Dictionary of Opera is an encyclopedia of opera, considered to be one of the best general reference sources on the subject.

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Vistula

The Vistula (Wisła, Weichsel,, ווייסל), Висла) is the longest and largest river in Poland, at in length. The drainage basin area of the Vistula is, of which lies within Poland (54% of its land area). The remainder is in Belarus, Ukraine and Slovakia. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in the south of Poland, above sea level in the Silesian Beskids (western part of Carpathian Mountains), where it begins with the White Little Vistula (Biała Wisełka) and the Black Little Vistula (Czarna Wisełka). It then continues to flow over the vast Polish plains, passing several large Polish cities along its way, including Kraków, Sandomierz, Warsaw, Płock, Włocławek, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Świecie, Grudziądz, Tczew and Gdańsk. It empties into the Vistula Lagoon (Zalew Wiślany) or directly into the Gdańsk Bay of the Baltic Sea with a delta and several branches (Leniwka, Przekop, Śmiała Wisła, Martwa Wisła, Nogat and Szkarpawa).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanda_(opera)

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