Organization

Admin

Smetanova Litomyšl Festival

Orchestra

Ópera Checa de Praga

Conductor

Jan Chalupecký

Stage director

Ondřej Havelka

Singer

Baritone

Adam Plachetka

Kalina

Bass

Zdeněk Plech

Malina

Soprano

Jana Sibera

Blaženka

Tenor

Aleš Briscein

Vít

Tajemství -  (The Secret)

Litomyšl

Czech Republic

Smetana Hall

Tajemství Smetana

Public

The Secret

Simon Samuel

Approved

The new production (premiered on 24 May 2024) of Smetana’s penultimate opera to a libretto by Eliška Krásnohorská was directed by Ondřej Havelka, a director with an excellent sense of musical theatre, stage humour and visually compelling storytelling.

The Secret, one of his most beautiful operas, was written in 1877 by a completely deaf composer. The premiere took place at the New Czech Theatre on 18th September 1878 under the baton of Adolf Čech.

English

The Secret by Smetana, From (2024/2024), Directed by Ondřej Havelka,, Conductor Jan Chalupecký, Smetana Hall, Litomyšl, Czech Republic

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble

Program, About & Synopsis

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Further reading

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