Antonín Dvořák composed his oratorio Saint Ludmila (Czech: Svatá Ludmila ( cs (help·info)) for soloists, choir and orchestra, between September 1885 and May 1886. The oratorio (Op. 71, B. 144) was written to a text by the leading Czech poet and writer Jaroslav Vrchlický. Saint Ludmila is Dvořák's third oratorio, and is considered one of his foremost works.

Librettist Jaroslav Vrchlický ((1853–1912))
Date of composition 1886
Premiered 1886, October 15th in Leeds, United Kingdom
First published 1887
Dedicated to Erotín Choral and Music Society in Olomouc
Type Oratorio
Catalogue Op. 71
Approx. duration 130 minutes
Spoken language Czech
Instruments Orchestra
Chorus/Choir
4x Voice
Voice (Alto)
2x Voice (Tenor)
Voice (Bass)
Autotranslations beta Antonín Dvořák: Saint Ludmila, Op. 71
Antonín Dvořák: Saint Ludmila, Op. 71
Antonín Dvořák: Saint Ludmila, Op. 71