Bedrich Smetana, Jabkenice, Czech Republic
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Bedrich Smetana a statue and memorial
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Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/01/2013
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Bedrich Smetana (
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Smetana’s first opera, Branibori v Cechách (The Brandenburgers in Bohemia), was produced in Prague in 1866. This was followed by the production on May 30, 1866, of his second opera, Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), which later established Smetana’s reputation as a distinctively Czech composer.
He became totally deaf in late 1874, but between that year and 1879 he wrote the cycle of six symphonic poems bearing the collective title Má vlast (My Country) (
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The statue is located beside Jabkenice Lodge - Bedrich Smetana Memorial (
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