RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Jacobshagen, Arnold
T1 Operas by Smetana on the Stages of German-Speaking Countries
JF Musicologica Olomucensia
YR 2018
VO 27
IS 1
SP 218
OP 234
DO 10.5507/mo.2018.017
UL https://musicologica.upol.cz/artkey/mus-201801-0017.php
AB The reception of Smetana's operas in the German-speaking environment is intensive, but very unsteady. Smetana's opera work is not known as a whole (for instance, the first opera Braniboři v Čechách [The Brandenburgers in Bohemia]), but plays such as Prodaná nevěsta [The Bartered Bride] or Dvě vdovy [The Two Widows] returned to German stages on a regular basis. The study provides a detailed image of notable performances of Bedřich Smetana's operas on German stages in the 1900s. It monitors the changing approaches in directions, and lists leading artists who enriched performances of Smetana with idiosyncratic elements.