PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Panenka, Jan
AU  - Opatová Součková, Taťána
TI  - Prodaná nevěsta [The Bartered Bride]: A Unique Cultural-Political Issue (a topic from the book Prodaná nevěsta na jevištích Prozatímního a Národního divadla 1866-2004 [The Bartered Bride on the Stages of the Provisional Theatre and the National Theatre in 1866-2004])
DP  - 2018 Jun 11
TA  - Musicologica Olomucensia
PG  - 180--194
VI  - 27
IP  - 1
AID - 10.5507/mo.2018.015
IS  - 27879186
AB  - Although B. Smetana designated his opera Libuše for representation of the Czech nation, it was Prodaná nevěsta that became a representative work whose performances indelibly illustrated contemporary conflicts. In this respect, it is possible to perceive the individual performances of Prodaná nevěsta as political issues and society-wide events. Apart from information about the main protagonists of the individual performances, including stage designers or directors, the study also provides commentaries on possible motivations within the particular social conditions which led to conflicts around performances of Prodaná nevěsta. Public discussions were often (and continue to be) led in the entire spectrum of media coverage, from expert reviews to interference by politicians.