Comedy on the Bridge (Veselohra na mostě in Czech) is a radio opera in one act by Bohuslav Martinů to a Czech libretto by the composer, based on the comedy by Václav Kliment Klicpera and composed in 1935 in Polička. It has later been staged successfully, in America and Czechoslovakia.
Original Name | Veselohra na mostě |
Librettist | Bohuslav Martinů (Based on the comedy by Václav Kliment Klicpera) |
Date of composition | 1935 in Paris, France |
Premiered | 1951, May 28th (Hunter College) in New York, NY, United States |
Type | Opera |
Catalogue | H 247 |
Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
- Popelka, the village beauty
Voice (Baritone) - Sykos, a fisherman, Josephine's fiancé Voice (Bass) - Bedron, a brewer Voice (Contralto) - Eva, Bedron's wife Voice (Tenor) - Schoolmaster Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Friendly sentry Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Enemy sentry Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Friendly officer |
Autotranslations beta |
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