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ArtsSmetana's Litomysl Opera Festival calls for reconciliation
Every year at the beginning of summer the East-Bohemian town of Litomysl
commemorates its famous native, the composer Bedrich Smetana, and in his
honour organizes an international opera festival - Smetana's Litomysl.
Even though Smetana's family moved out of Litomysl as early as 1831 when
he was only seven, Litomysl locals are very proud of their most famous
citizen and celebrated him already during his life. Later, after his
death, Litomysl always made a point of commemorating the anniversary of
his birth. On the occasion of the 125th anniversary in 1949 the Opera
Festival was founded.
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Current AffairsReconciliation main theme at Smetana's Litomysl 2005
The great Czech composer Bedrich Smetana was born in Litomysl, a
picturesque town in the Bohemian-Moravian borderlands. Since 1949 - 125
years after Smetana's birth - Litomysl has been hosting an annual opera
festival in his honour. Radio Prague's Martin Mikule is in the town for
this year's Smetanova Litomysl and joins me on the phone now. Martin what
are some of the highlights of this year's festival?
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Current AffairsIt's festival time in the Czech Republic
Summer is getting closer which means it's festival time again in the Czech
Republic. Here are some of the festivals taking place in the next few
weeks.
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Current AffairsSmetana's Litomysl Opera Festival - good music in a beautiful place
The famous Czech composer Bedrich Smetana was born in the East-Bohemian
town of Litomysl. To commemorate the composers' great heritage, every year
the city organizes an opera festival that over 47 years has gained great
popularity in the Czech Republic. This year the festival takes place
between June 17th and July 4th. And of course, visitors from abroad are
widely welcome.
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ArtsSmetana's Litomysl opens for 45th time
On Friday, Smetana's Litomysl International Opera Festival opens for the
45th time. In its history, it has attracted thousands of visitors every
year who have flocked to the little Bohemian town of Litomysl - the
birthplace of composer Bedrich Smetana - to enjoy the best of Czech
classical music, performed by international artists. I spoke to artistic
director Vojtech Stritesky to find out what this year's festival has to
offer:
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