Libuše, JB 1:102 (Smetana, Bedřich)

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Publisher. Info. Prague: Orbis, n.d. n.p.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi
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Overture

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d., plate E.E. 3764
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Vocal Scores

Publisher. Info. Prague: Umělecká Beseda, n.d.(1917)
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Misc. Notes Composer's piano reduction
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Overture

For Piano 4 hands (Smetana)
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Josef Weinberger, n.d. (ca.1890). Plate J.W. 658
Reprinted Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d. (after 1901).
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Publisher. Info. Prague: Umělecká Beseda, n.d.(1917)
ReissueHudební Matice, 1946. Plate H.M. 10.
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Misc. Notes Extracted from the vocal score (see above).
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Festival March (Act III)

For Piano (Smetana)
Publisher. Info. Prague: Umělecká Beseda, n.d.(1917)
ReissueHudební Matice, 1946. Plate H.M. 10.
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General Information

Work Title Libuše
Alternative. Title Libuscha
Composer Smetana, Bedřich
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. JB 1:102, T.107
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IBS 34
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1869–72
First Performance. Prague, National Theatre, 11 June 1881
First Publication. 1881 (vocal score), 1945–49 (full score)
Librettist Josef Wenzig (1807-1876)
Ervín Špindler (1843–1918)
Language Czech
Average DurationAvg. Duration 160 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation solo voices, mixed chorus, orchestra

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Cast

  • Libuše, Princess of Bohemia — soprano
  • Přemysl ze Stadic — tenor
  • Chrudoš od Otavy — bass
  • Št’áhlav na Radbuze, his brother — baritone
  • Lutobor z Dobroslavského Chlumce, their uncle — bass
  • Radovan od Kamena mosta — baritone
  • Krasava, Lutobor’s daughter — soprano
  • Radmila, sister of the two brothers — contralto
  • Four Reapers — soprano, soprano, contralto, tenor (offstage)