My Homeland Smetana
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A musical painting of pride and love for a country
Smetana Má Vlast
Ahead of WNO Orchestra’s appearance at the prestigious Prague Spring Festival in 2023, they pay tribute to the father of Czech music, Bedřich Smetana at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall.
Composed between 1874-1879, Smetana’s Má Vlast is a collection of six sparkling musical portraits that depict the landscape, history, and myths of the composer’s homeland, known then as Bohemia.
From its first ripple as a small mountain spring, follow the Moldau River as it rolls through the Bohemian Forest where it encounters a hunt, a wedding party and even some water nymphs. Experience the tumultuous dissonance of the St John’s Rapids to the city of Prague, where the piece was first performed in November 1882.
Who better to conduct this patriotic programme than WNO's Czech-born Music Director Tomáš Hanus.
Supported by Mathew and Lucy Prichard
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Approximately one hour and 35 minutes with no interval
Presented as part of the Cardiff Classical Series