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Current AffairsLitomysl Festival fills Smetana's birthplace with the best of opera and classical music
Smetana's Litomysl International Opera Festival is the largest open-air
classical music festival in the Czech Republic. Eva Urbanova launches the
traditional Smetana's Litomysl International Opera Festival on Friday; the
popular Czech soprano is now celebrating twenty years of a most impressive
career. Dita Asiedu takes a closer look at the important annual event:
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SpotlightLitomysl: Bedrich Smetana's home town
In the very east of Bohemia, where the region borders with Moravia, you'll
find a picturesque town called Litomysl. It emerged in the 13th century
from an older fortified settlement on an important trade route which
linked Bohemia and Moravia.
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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
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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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Current Affairs46th year of Smetana's Litomysl gets underway
On Thursday evening, Smetana's Litomysl International Opera Festival opens
for the 46th time. Taking place in the little Bohemian town of Litomysl -
the birthplace of Czech composer Bedrich Smetana - the festival has a
special significance this year as it marks the 180th anniversary of the
birth and the 120th anniversary of the death of the great composer of the
Czech national revival.
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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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