SMETANA: Dvĕ Vdovy* (Two Widows)

SMETANA: Dvĕ Vdovy* (Two Widows) 27 March. Prague, Cz. Text by E. Züngel (founded on a comedy by P. J. F. Mallefille). Two acts. New version (with recitatives instead of dialogue), Prague 15 March 1878 and frequently revived there since (175 performances until 1924). In German (translated by R. Fels), Hamburg 28 December 1881 (first Smetana opera in Germany). Revived in German, Prague October 1934. Given at Vienna 6 June 1924 (in Czech, by the Olomouc Opera Company). In Croatian, Zagreb 16…