Bedřich Smetana – The Secret
The new production of the seventh and penultimate opera by Bedřich Smetana.
Bedřich Smetana – The Secret © National Theatre, photo Serghei Gherciu
Bedřich Smetana – The Secret © National Theatre, photo Serghei Gherciu
Bedřich Smetana – The Secret © National Theatre, photo Serghei Gherciu
The new production of the seventh and penultimate opera by Bedřich Smetana. The libretto whose themes may bring to mind William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is set in a small Czech town and focuses on a feud between the families of the councillors Malina and Kalina. Directed by Ondřej Havelka at the National Theatre in Prague, with musical direction by Robert Jindra. An imaginative and entertaining tribute to Smetana in his anniversary year.
Libretto Eliška Krásnohorská
Conductor Robert Jindra
Soloist Adam Plachetka, Jana Kurucová, František Zahradníček, Jana Sibera, Aleš Briscein, Jan Martiník, Daniel Matoušek, Jiří Hájek, Martin Šrejma and others
Orchestra / Band National Theatre Orchestra
Choir National Theatre Choir
Production Company Czech Television
Genre Opera TV recording
TV Director Ondřej Havelka
Camera Martin Kubala
Video format 16:9 HD
Duration 116 minutes
Production year 2024
Original title of music work Bedřich Smetana - Tajemství
Original Text Czech
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