St John's Rapids (opera)
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Svatojanské proudy ("St John's Rapids") also called Vltavská víla ("The vila of the Vltava") is an opera by Josef Richard Rozkošný to a libretto by Eduard Rüffer.
It was first performed, conducted by Bedřich Smetana, in 1871.[1] It was performed another six times at the Národní divadlo in 1885, and thirty five times in total.
Roles
- Čeněk, Count of Libočany - baritone[2]
- Bořita, a woodsman - bass
- Julie, his daughter - soprano
- Horymír, a miner - tenor
- Vltavka, a vila (fairy) of the Vltava - soprano
- Slavoš, a hunter - bass
- Lidka, friend of Julie - soprano
Recordings
- The 1st Act scene of Čeněk, Julie, her father and chorus was recorded for Czech radio in 1987[3] and released on a recital CD by Ivan Kusnjer in 2011.
