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unusual facts about Janáček



Alexandra Čvanová

In 1926, she created the role of Emilia Marty in Janáček's The Makropulos Affair and in 1938 the role of Amaranta in Haas's Šarlatán.

Claudia Cassidy

She was unfailingly critical of the great Czech conductor Rafael Kubelík, described Janáček's orchestral work Taras Bulba as "trash" and even called Bartók's classic Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta a "potboiler".

Deaf Theatre Network Europe Vienna

Deaf Theatre for children presented in cooperation with the deaf theatre of the Janaček Academy for Performing Arts in Brno VDN-DIFA-JAMU(Czech Republic), "Teatr 3" Szczecin, Quest:arts for everyone(USA) and ARBOS- Company for Music and Theatre(Austria).

In Search of Janáček

The film reflects the complicated character of Janáček (performed by Hanuš Bor), his work and his relationship with his wife (Ilona Svobodová) and his mistress Kamila Stösslová (Zuzana Vejvodová).

Ivo Žídek

Over the years, he portrayed not only staple roles by Smetana, Dvořák, Janáček and Martinů but also characters in the operas of Fibich, Karel Kovarovic, Otakar Ostrčil, Eugen Suchoň and Ján Cikker.

Leoš Janáček

Janáček is the central character in David Herter's First Republic trilogy, comprising the novels On the Overgrown Path, The Luminous Depths and One Who Disappeared.

Long Beach Opera

Significant LBO productions during Milenski's tenure included Powder Her Face by Thomas Adès, Richard Strauss’ Elektra (which was televised in Germany), Janáček's From the House of the Dead, The Beaumarchais Trilogy and the complete operas of Claudio Monteverdi.

Melos Quartet

By 1975 the group had built up a repertoire of 120 works, including the complete Beethoven, Schubert, Cherubini and Bartók quartets, and works by Haydn, Mozart, Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Pfitzner, Verdi, Donizetti, Debussy, Smetana, Kodály, Janáček, Hindemith, Alban Berg, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Witold Lutosławski, Milko Kelemen, Wittinger and Horvath.

Peter Manning

The Britten Quartet was the first British Quartet to be offered an exclusive EMI contract and recorded a substantial 20 disc discography including works by Beethoven, Schubert, Schnittke, Ravel, Verdi, Brahms, Cherubini, Janáček, Tippett, Prokofieff, Britten and Vaughan Williams.

Pohádka

Pohádka – a composition for cello and piano by the Czech composer Leoš Janáček

Walter Sutcliffe

He recently directed the American stage premiere of Leoš Janáček's first opera, Sarka, for Dicapo Opera, New York.


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