Saint Ludmila, Op.71 (Dvořák, Antonín)
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George Clement Martin (1844-1916), arranger
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London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d. Plate 7526
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| Work Title | Saint Ludmila |
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| Alternative Title | Svatá Ludmila |
| Composer | Dvořák, Antonín |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | Op.71, B.144 (1st version), B.205 (2nd version) |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 3 scenes |
| Average Duration | 130 minutes |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1st version — 1885–86 2nd version — 1901 |
| First Performance | 1st version — Leeds, 15 October 1886 2nd version — Prague, 30 October 1901 |
| Year of First Publication | 1887 |
| Librettist | Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853–1912) Václav Juda Novotný (1849–1922) — 2nd version only |
| Language | Czech |
| Dedication | Erotín Choral and Music Society in Olomouc |
| Genre | Oratorio |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Soprano, Alto, 2 Tenors, Bass, Chorus (SATB) + 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Triangle, Harp, Organ, Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses |
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Cast
- Saint Ludmila — soprano
- Borivoj, a Bohemian prince — tenor
- Svatava — mezzo-soprano
- Ivan the Hermit — bass
- Peasant — tenor
Section Listing
Part I:
- Introduzione e coro (Tmy vrátily se v skrýše skal a lesů / The dusk departs to gloomy caves and forests)
- Recitativo — tenore solo (Vesno smavá, Vesno snivá / Merry Springtime, dreamy Springtime)
- Coro (Květy, jimiž Vesna vábí / Blossoms, with which Spring allures us)
- Coro (Svaté jitro jest / Holy dawn and holy night)
- Coro (Tříhav, který patří trojí tváří / Triglaw, thou with three-fold countenance)
- Recitativo — soprano solo (Mé srdce chví se tlukem bouřným dnes / My heart is beating wildly)
- Aria — soprano solo (Od dětství ku oltáři mne vodil svatý cit / When young it was the altar I ever held most dear)
- Coro (Vždyť bozi s námi jsou, kam bludný krok se šine / The gods are close at hand, where´er we stray and falter)
- Tenore solo (Sem rychle Vesny květ, ať sochu ověnčíme / Festoon with flowers gay the statue of great Vesna)
- Coro (Ký v pozadí to hluk? / What causes all that noise?)
- Aria (basso solo) e coro (Do prachu s vámi! Jeden jest Bůh! / Now kiss the dust all! One God there is!)
- Coro (Kdo onen muž, jejž nestih's nebe blesk? / What man is this whom lightening will not fell?)
- Aria — soprano solo (Ó dovol abych zlíbat směla tvých nohou prach / I beg thee, only thy dusty feet My lips I would lay)
- Recitativo — basso solo (Vstup v nitro své, mým domem není země / Upon this earth thy search would be a vain quest)
- Coro (Vše láme se a bortí v chaos tmavý / Now everything is crumbling, all is chaos)
Part II:
- Introduzion, recitativo ed aria alto solo (Ó, v jaké šeré lesní stíny / Oh, in the fearful forest shadows)
- Duetto — soprano ed alto solo (Teď ptám se tě: co najít chceš? / Pray tell me now, what do you seek?)
- Aria — basso solo (Já neklamal se, buď vítána, dcero! / No error made, I welcome you, daughter!)
- Recitativo — soprano solo (Ó dopřej, ať se v pokoře dál cvičím / Oh tell me, for humility I long now) attaca
- Terzetto — soprano, alto e basso solo (Tam Kristův kříž! / Behold Christ's Cross!)
- Terzetto — (soprano, alto e basso solo) e coro (Vesele hvozdem, vesele polem / Gaily we pass through field and through forest)
- Tenore solo e coro (Ó jaký obraz oku mému se v stínu lesním otvírá! / Oh, what a sight there in the shadows, and one that causes me to fear!)
- Recitativo — basso solo (Já bludné duše světlu vracím / I led the lost souls out of darkness)
- Coro (Ó neklamu se, chápu juž / I think, the truth I now infer)
- Recitativo — tenore e basso solo (Ach, ona, po níž srdce moje prahne / Ah, it is she for whom my heart is yearning)
- Aria — tenore solo (Ó, cestu ukaž mi, jak jí mám dobýt / Oh, show to me the way that I must win her)
- Recitativo — soprano solo (Ó, kterak mohu zvednout k tobě zraku / How is it possible to raise my eyelids)
- Coro (Ó běda, nechce slyšet jeho lkání! / Oh, heavens! She'll not listen to his pleading!)
- Recitativo — tenore e basso solo (Jak z krásného snu náhle procitlý / I rudely awake from a perfect dream)
- Quartetto e cori (Já hledala jsem září toho jitra / For this new shining dawn I am now searching)
Part III:
- Introduzione e coro (Hospodine, pomiluj ny! / Mighty Lord, have mercy on us!)
- Recitativo — tenore e basso solo (Nuž přistupte, mnou víře vyučení / Come forward all to whom I've taught the new creed!)
- Duetto — soprano e tenore solo (Ó, nech juž skanout nad našimi čely / Anoint our foreheads with the holy water)
- Recitativo — soprano e basso solo (U cíle stojím snahy své a tužby / Here on the threshold of my aspirations)
- Basso solo e coro (Duchu svatý, sestup v nachu / Holy Ghost in royal purple)
- Alto e basso solo e coro (Ó zněte, písně, zněte k nebes báni / Now let the heavens echo with our anthem)
- Soli e choro (Hospodine, pomiluj ny! / Mighty Lord, have mercy on us!)
Version History
- Composed for soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra, 1885–86 (= B.144)
- Revised by Dvořák, with additional recitatives by J. Vrchlický and V. J. Novotný, 1901 (= B.205)
