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Opera Bohemia is an opera company based in Scotland that performs operas throughout the country. The operas are adapted for small venues and are often
Opera_Bohemia
Opera by Bedřich Smetana
The Brandenburgers in Bohemia (Czech: Braniboři v Čechách) is a three-act opera, the first by Bedřich Smetana. The Czech libretto was written by Karel
The_Brandenburgers_in_Bohemia
Opera, UK, 2017
an opera in three acts by Ryan Wigglesworth. The libretto is by the composer, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. The opera, in
The_Winter's_Tale_(opera)
Opera by Bedřich Smetana
idea to dedicate it to the coronation of the Austrian Emperor as King of Bohemia (which actually never happened), Smetana focused on a historic occasion
Libuše_(opera)
Art form combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting
Opera is a form of Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation
Opera
1891 short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
hereditary King of Bohemia visits 221B Baker Street. Five years earlier, he had engaged in a secret relationship with American opera singer Irene Adler
A_Scandal_in_Bohemia
Fictional character created by Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A former opera singer and actress, she was featured in the short story "A Scandal in Bohemia", published in July 1891. Adler is
Irene_Adler
Scottish violinist
Britten's Opera Albert Herring., Opera Bohemia's Eugene Onegin(Tchaikovsky) and was violinist in the ensemble for Hirda, a Shetland Opera. He has led
Feargus_Hetherington
Play by Shakespeare
childhood friends: Leontes, King of Sicily, and Polixenes, the King of Bohemia. Polixenes is visiting the kingdom of Sicily, and is enjoying catching
The_Winter's_Tale
South-African operatic soprano (born 1979)
was that of Mimì at the Edinburgh Festival in 2010 in a production by Opera Bohemia. There she was described as "the real star of the show ... who plays
Pumeza_Matshikiza
Opera by Bedřich Smetana
in September. The through composition evident in The Brandenburgers in Bohemia and Libuše is absent; a pot-pourri overture prefaces a sequence of choruses
The_Secret_(opera)
Russian composer
9 February 1751 in Mělník, Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire – 25 [OS 13] June 1821 St Petersburg) was a bassoon player and opera composer who worked first in
Antoine_Bullant
Practice of an unconventional lifestyle
they were believed to have come to France from Bohemia. The title character in Carmen (1875), a French opera by Georges Bizet set in the Spanish city of
Bohemianism
There are four other opera houses in Bohemia - in Plzeň, České Budějovice, Liberec and Ústí nad Labem - and four other opera houses in Moravia - in
Opera houses in the Czech Republic
Opera_houses_in_the_Czech_Republic
Topics referred to by the same term
warrior-maiden of Bohemia, a character in The Maidens' War Ctirad and Šárka, sculpture by Josef Václav Myslbek Šárka (Fibich), an opera by Zdeněk Fibich
Šárka
1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
into his catalogue simply as opera buffa). It was premiered by the Prague Italian opera at the National Theatre (of Bohemia), now called the Estates Theatre
Don_Giovanni
Czech composer (1739–1813)
was a Czech composer of the Classical period. He was born in Nechanice, Bohemia, and died in Vienna. His music was well respected by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann_Baptist_Wanhal
Czech composer (1722–1795)
family of notable musicians in Old Benatek (today Benátky nad Jizerou), Bohemia, he studied at the Piarist Gymnasium (grammar school) in Kosmanos and at
Georg_Benda
Habsburg monarch from 1740 to 1780
in her own right. She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Slavonia, Mantua, Milan, Moravia, Galicia and Lodomeria
Maria_Theresa
1901 opera by Antonín Dvořák
but this fell through. The first performance outside Bohemia took place in Ljubljana. The opera was given in Vienna by a Czech company in 1910; in German
Rusalka_(opera)
Duke of Bohemia from 921 to 935
September 935), Wenceslas I or Václav the Good was the Prince (kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his death, probably in 935. According to the legend, he
Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia
Opera house in Czechia
establishment of the "Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia" thwarted its plans. Under the new title Deutsches Opernhaus (German Opera House), the theatre served for
State_Opera_(Prague)
Bohemian dance
Brandenburgers in Bohemia, the latter was completed first, and so The Brandenburgers in Bohemia is considered Smetana's first opera, and The Bartered
Furiant
construction of a magnificent new opera theater, opened in 1783, known at the time as the National Theater (of the kingdom of Bohemia) and built at the expense
Mozart_and_Prague
Czech composer and pianist (1833–1913)
Micka [ru] Warrack, John; West, Ewan (1996). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera. p. 111. "Rozkošný, Josef Richard". Česká divadelní encyklopedie (in Czech)
Josef_Richard_Rozkošný
19th-century opera fragment by Bedřich Smetana
Viola is an unfinished romantic opera by Bedřich Smetana. The libretto was written by Eliška Krásnohorská, and is based on Shakespeare's play Twelfth
Viola_(opera)
Czech music educator and composer (1766–1842)
he played a leading role. Weber was born on 9 October 1766 in Velichov, Bohemia. He studied philosophy and law in Prague before turning his attention definitively
Bedřich_Diviš_Weber
Bohemian opera composer (1729–1774)
He was one of Antonio Salieri's teachers. Gassmann was born in Brüx, Bohemia, and was most likely trained by Johann Woborschil, the local chorus master
Florian_Leopold_Gassmann
Czech composer (1824–1884)
primarily as a champion of the new genre of Czech opera. In 1866 his first two operas, The Brandenburgers in Bohemia and The Bartered Bride, were premiered at
Bedřich_Smetana
Opera by Bedřich Smetana
The Two Widows (Czech: Dvĕ vdovy) is a two-act Czech opera by Bedřich Smetana based on the libretto of Emanuel František Züngel [cs]. The libretto is
The_Two_Widows
Czech composer (1747–1818)
as well as chamber music, choral music and opera. Koželuch was born on 26 June 1747 in Velvary, Bohemia, Habsburg monarchy (present-day Czech Republic)
Leopold_Koželuch
Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic
capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Located on the Vltava River, the city has a population of about 1.4 million
Prague
Comic opera in three acts by Bedřich Smetana
von Harrach, to provide suitable operas for the Provisional Theatre. By 1863 he had written The Brandenburgers in Bohemia to a libretto by the Czech nationalist
The_Bartered_Bride
Name list
Ottokar include: Two kings of Bohemia, members of the Přemyslid dynasty Ottokar I of Bohemia (c. 1155–1230) Ottokar II of Bohemia (c. 1223–1278) Four Styrian
Ottokar
Municipal building in Lossiemouth, Scotland
events venue: regular performers have included the Glasgow-based opera company, Opera Bohemia, and the American rhythm and blues singer, Geno Washington, performed
Lossiemouth_Town_Hall
Czech pre-Protestant Christian movement
Hussite group in Bohemia. Catholics and Utraquists were given legal equality in Bohemia after the religious peace of Kutná Hora in 1485. Bohemia and Moravia
Hussites
Austrian film director (1885–1967)
German-language filmmakers during the Weimar Republic. Pabst was born in Raudnitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (today's Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic), the son
G._W._Pabst
Opera composer (1714–1787)
composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire
Christoph_Willibald_Gluck
Opera Plus (in Czech). 6 September 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2026. Zdeněk Nejedlý: Dějiny opery Národního divadla (History of the National Theatre Opera)
Mořic_Stanislav_Anger
Czech composer and conductor (1801–1862)
můj?". Škroup was born on 3 June 1801 in Osice near Hradec Králové in Bohemia. At the age of eleven he moved to Prague where he supported himself as
František_Škroup
Czech architect
philanthropist and founder of the oldest foundation for sciences and arts in Bohemia. He was the second-born son of Mayor Antonín Hlávka and his wife, Anna
Josef_Hlávka
Statutory city in the Czech Republic
Karlovy Vary is named after Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Bohemia, who founded the city in the 14th century. The site of numerous hot springs
Karlovy_Vary
Aspect of musical history
by his strong Wagnerian influence. His first opera was Braniboři v Čechách (The Brandenburgers in Bohemia, 1866). His main success was Prodaná nevěsta
History_of_opera
Opera by Antonio Cesti
Il pomo d'oro (The Golden Apple) is an opera in a prologue and five acts by the Italian composer Antonio Cesti with a libretto by Francesco Sbarra (1611-1668)
Il_pomo_d'oro
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Bohemian or Bohemians may refer to: Anything of or relating to Bohemia Bohemianism, an unconventional lifestyle, originally practised by 19th–20th
Bohemian
Cuban journalist; founder of the Cuban Scouting Movement
Bohemia, which he named after his favorite opera, La bohème, by Giacomo Puccini. Within the pages of Bohemia, Quevedo created a sense of Cuban nationalism
Miguel_Ángel_Quevedo_Pérez
Czech-Austrian composer (1884–1957)
June 1884 – 16 October 1957) was a Czech-Austrian composer. He composed operas and operettas, such as Casanova (1928), Die drei Musketiere (1929), The
Ralph_Benatzky
Czech-German nobleman and patron of the arts (1662–1738)
Republic: his introduction of the French horn into Bohemia, his foundation of the first permanent opera theater in the Bohemian lands, and a certain connection
Franz_Anton_von_Sporck
Czech composer (c. 1750 – 1794)
composer and priest of the Servite Order. Kajetán Vogl was born in Konojedy, Bohemia (now part of Úštěk, Czech Republic), and attended the Jesuit seminary in
Kajetán_Vogl
Czech composer
significant compositional models in the genres of symphony, Italian serious opera, and violin concerto; both Wolfgang and his father Leopold Mozart considered
Josef_Mysliveček
Moravian-Austrian classical composer
citation] and a large amount of other orchestral and chamber music. His opera, Oberon – The Fairy King from 1789 was a favorite in this genre and inspired
Paul_Wranitzky
Collection of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle
more money for his next set of stories. The first story, "A Scandal in Bohemia", includes the character of Irene Adler, who, despite being featured only
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes
Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792
Estates of Bohemia for the festivities that accompanied Leopold's coronation as king of Bohemia in Prague on 6 September 1791. This shift toward opera seria
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Opera by Philippe Boesmans
Wintermärchen is an opera by Philippe Boesmans to a libretto by Luc Bondy and Marie-Louise Bischofberger [de] after Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. It
Wintermärchen
2014 ballet in three acts choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon
Hermione is having an affair with his childhood friend Polixenes, king of Bohemia. He orders that Hermione's infant daughter be abandoned. Hermione and their
The_Winter's_Tale_(ballet)
Czech opera singer (1877–1935)
representative of bass roles. Pollert was born on 20 January 1877 in Liblice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. His talent was discovered by his brother, who in his
Emil_Pollert
Duchess consort of Bohemia
Duchess consort of Bohemia from 915 to 921, wife of the Přemyslid duke Vratislaus I. She also acted as regent of the Duchy of Bohemia from 921 to 924 during
Drahomíra
Opera by Bedřich Smetana
Dalibor is a Czech opera in three acts by Bedřich Smetana. The libretto was written in German by Josef Wenzig, and translated into Czech by Ervín Špindler [cs]
Dalibor_(opera)
The following is a list of operas and operettas with entries in Wikipedia. The entries are sorted alphabetically by title, with the name of the composer
List_of_operas_by_title
Austrian opera singer (1758–1826)
Mozart's opera The Magic Flute. Benedikt Schack (also spelled as Žák, Ziak, Cziak or Schak) was born on 7 February 1758 in Mirotice, Bohemia (now the
Benedikt_Schack
17th century French term for a working-class woman
was largely based on du Maurier's experiences as a student in Parisian bohemia during the 1850s. Poe's 1842 story was based on the unsolved murder of
Grisette_(person)
Czech nobleman, traveller, humanist, soldier, writer and composer
Franco-Flemish polyphony in Bohemia. Harant is also noted for his expedition to the Middle East summarised in a travel book Journey from Bohemia to the Holy Land
Kryštof_Harant
Italian opera singer
was an opera singer from the Austrian Empire. She was born in 1850 in Trieste, Austrian Empire as Adelaide Ricci to composer Luigi Ricci and opera singer
Lella_Ricci
Czech composer (1841–1904)
cuts and an onset of homesickness led him to return to Bohemia in 1895. All of Dvořák's ten operas, except his first, have librettos in Czech and were intended
Antonín_Dvořák
1847 opera by William Vincent Wallace
devising, about a fictional Queen of Bohemia. The hero's name was borrowed from a 15th-century king of Bohemia, George of Podiebrad, but the events depicted
Matilda_of_Hungary
Romanian painter
Gheorghe Petrașcu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe peˈtraʃku]; 20 November 1872, Tecuci – 1 May 1949, Bucharest) was a Romanian painter. He won numerous
Gheorghe_Petrașcu
Holy Roman Empress from 1790 to 1792
Crypt, Herzgruft, Herzogsgruft). Mozart's opera La clemenza di Tito was commissioned by the Estates of Bohemia as part of the festivities that accompanied
Maria_Luisa_of_Spain
Opera by Ignaz Holzbauer
1349, the opera is loosely based on the 1347–1349 succession crisis in Germany. The plot centers on the conflict between Karl, King of Bohemia and Count
Günther von Schwarzburg (opera)
Günther_von_Schwarzburg_(opera)
Opera in three acts by Aulis Sallinen
Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (English: The King Goes Forth to France) is an opera in three acts by Aulis Sallinen, based on the novel of the same title by
Kuningas_lähtee_Ranskaan
Set of symphonic poems composed by Bedřich Smetana
legendary female warrior Z českých luhů a hájů (From Bohemia's Woods and Fields) Tábor, a town in South Bohemia Blaník, a mountain The first poem, Vyšehrad (The
Má_vlast
Czech opera singer
Marianna Böhmová (1750–after 1806) was an opera singer. She was engaged in Prague (1768–1770), Brno (1770–76) and then touring Austria and Southern Germany
Marianna_Böhmová
Opera company based in Kyiv
Ukrainian Drama and Opera Theater. Operas were staged in Ukrainian, particularly in 1918 were staged: Faust, La Traviata, Bohemia, Madame Butterfly and
National_Opera_of_Ukraine
Italian opera singer
traveled to Bohemia as a member of the opera company of Antonio Maria Peruzzi, probably his uncle. Peruzzi had the idea of bringing an Italian opera company
Antonio_Denzio
Czech music educator and composer
Lenora (ballad, 1805) Six songs (1813) Songs to poems by Goethe (1815) Operas: Seraphine (1811) Alvaro Sakuntala Choral: Requiem in C minor (1820) Missa
Václav_Tomášek
Austrian musician
at least seven more operas, which however did not approach the same level of popular success as Das goldene Kreuz. His final opera, the two-act comedy
Ignaz_Brüll
Cuban magazine
Bohemia Magazine (Revista Bohemia) is a Spanish language illustrated magazine based in Havana, Cuba, that was founded in 1908. It is the oldest general
Revista_Bohemia
Historical name for areas of Czechoslovakia
Germans. These German speakers had predominated in the border districts of Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia since the Middle Ages. The word Sudetenland
Sudetenland
1791 opera by W. A. Mozart
an opera seria. The commission came from the impresario Domenico Guardasoni, who lived in Prague and who had been charged by the Estates of Bohemia with
La_clemenza_di_Tito
Surname list
'inhabitant of Bohemia', 'Czech'. The surname was given to the Czech (Bohemian) people abroad, in Moravia and in the German-speaking regions of Bohemia. The surname
Čech
Czech-Austrian composer (1763–1850)
instrumental works, with a great production of string quartets and symphonies; his operas and singspiele numbered more than 30, including Semiramide (1791), Der Augenarzt
Adalbert_Gyrowetz
1278 battle of the Great Interregnum
eve of the battle. In fact, Margaret had died in 1266. The opera The Brandenburgers in Bohemia, by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana in 1863, was inspired
Battle_on_the_Marchfeld
Opera by Bedřich Smetana
The Kiss (Czech: Hubička) is an opera in two acts, with music by Bedřich Smetana and text by Eliška Krásnohorská, based on a novel by Karolina Světlá
The_Kiss_(opera)
This is a list of individual opera composers and their major works. The list includes composers' principal operas and those of historical importance in
List_of_operas_by_composer
Name list
Palatine Louis V Sidonie of Poděbrady (1449–1510), daughter of the King of Bohemia Sidonie of Saxony (1518–1575), Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess
Sidonia
City in the Czech Republic
to a thriving textile industry and hence nicknamed the "Manchester of Bohemia". A symbol of the city and the main landmark of the panorama of Liberec
Liberec
fantasy set on the moon and in 15th century Bohemia. 1921 Káťa Kabanová (Janáček). The first of the great operas of Janáček's late maturity, based on an Ostrovsky
List_of_prominent_operas
Name list
containing Otakar Ottokar I of Bohemia, king of Bohemia (Czech: Přemysl Otakar I.) Ottokar II of Bohemia, king of Bohemia (Czech: Přemysl Otakar II.) Otakars
Otakar
German operatic alto
operatic contralto. Michalesi was born in Prague. Her parents were the opera bassist Wenzel Michalesi (Czech: Václav Michalička; 1794-1836) and his wife
Aloyse_Michalesi
Historic house in Nebraska, United States
American who immigrated to Nebraska from Bohemia in 1870. He was the owner and the proprietor of the Janecek Opera House (razed in 1963) in Schuyler. It
John_Janecek_House
This is a list of operas by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884). All premieres took place in Prague. Notes Numbers from the catalogue by František
List of operas by Bedřich Smetana
List_of_operas_by_Bedřich_Smetana
Austrian-American singer (1861–1936)
World "Schumann-Heink, Great Singer, Dead. Native of Bohemia, She Won World-Wide Acclaim in Opera and Concerts". The New York Times. Associated Press.
Ernestine_Schumann-Heink
Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 to 1637
Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637. He was the son
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Italian opera singer
an Italian opera singer. She was engaged in the Estates Theatre in Prague from 1784 until 1791, where she performed important roles in operas by Mozart
Caterina_Bondini
Austro-Bohemian composer and conductor (1860–1911)
composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century. Born in Bohemia to Jewish parents of humble origins, the German-speaking Mahler displayed
Gustav_Mahler
Czech composer and musician
worked in the service of aristocratic families at several locations in Bohemia, Moravia and Austria, until his death in Freising in 1732. His most famous
Josef_Antonín_Plánický
Name list
Nitrian principality from 894 to c. 906 Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia (died 1109), ruler of Bohemia in 1107–1109 Svatopluk Beneš (1918–2007), Czech actor Svatopluk
Svatopluk
Opera, ballet and drama company in the Czech Republic
The National Theatre Brno (Czech: Národní divadlo Brno) is an opera, ballet and drama company in Brno, Czech Republic, that nation's second busiest. It
National_Theatre_Brno
Czech composer
1740. Returning to Bohemia on the occasion of the coronation of Maria Theresa in Prague, the composer was commissioned to write an opera for her. Conducting
Franz_Johann_Habermann
American actress (1943–2023)
episode of the TV series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ("A Scandal in Bohemia") in 1984. She also appeared in another Marlowe mystery in an episode of
Gayle_Hunnicutt
Czech opera singer
professional opera debut as Beppe in Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci at the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Plzeň in 1911. He was committed to that opera house for
Karel_Hruška
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