Dalibor
Catalogue of Works by Bedřich Smetana
Basic information
Title:
Dalibor
Inscribed on the autograph: Dalibor opera in three acts.
Title by autograph:
Dalibor
Subtitle by autograph:
Opera ve třech jednáních
Classification according to the catalogue of J. Berkovec:
1.101
Title according to the catalogue of J. Berkovec:
Dalibor
Parts/Subjects:
Act I: The Castle Court (Largo maestoso), Act II: Street with a tavern in the lower town (Moderato assai, quasi andante), III. Royal Hall (Moderato maestoso)
Note:
Author's inventory of works: "Dalibor. Finished on 29 Dec....1867. first performed on 15 May 1868. The piano transcription was later modified by me."
Cast
Instrumental cast:
2+pic., 2,2,2, - 4,2,3,1 - timp., trg, pti, grt - arp - archi.
Vocal cast:
Mixed choir and solo vocals
Other information
Text source
Name/Title:
the tale of Dalibor of Kozojedy
Language:
Czech
Dalibor: original version
Place of origin:
Prague
Date of beginning of composition:
15. 04. 1865
Date of composition completion:
29. 12. 1867
Note on date and place of origin:
First act completed on 15 September 1866, second act completed on 24 October 1867 and third act completed on 29 December 1867.
Premiere date:
16. 05. 1868
Place of premiere:
Prague, New Town Theatre
Conductor/Chorus Master:
Staging:
Josef Jiří Kolár - director, script (?),
Ensemble:
Josef Lev, Jan Ludvík Lukes, Vojtěch Šebesta, Josef Paleček, Antonín Barcal, Emilie Benevicová-Miková, Eleonora Ehrenbergová
1st edition of the score - critical edition
Edition type:
Full score
Publisher:
Year:
1945
Note:
The volume contains only the opera Dalibor.
1st edition of the libretto
Publisher:
Place of publication:
Prague
Year:
1868
Note:
German text: Josef Wenzig, Czech translation by E. Špindler
It was probably published privately by B. Smetana
It was probably published privately by B. Smetana
Dalibor: revision of the second and third acts
Place of origin:
Prague
Date of composition completion:
11/1870
Note on date and place of origin:
revision of the second and third acts
Premiere date:
02. 12. 1870
Place of premiere:
Royal Provisional Theatre
Conductor/Chorus Master:
Staging:
Josef Jiří Kolár - director, script (?),
Ensemble:
Josef Lev, Julius Souček, Jan Novák, Karel Čech, Jan Ludvík Lukes, Věkoslava Ress-Blažková, Anna Kupková
Dalibor: partial revision of voices
Place of origin:
Jabkenice
Date of composition completion:
09/1879
Note on date and place of origin:
Dalibor: partial revision of voices
Premiere date:
07. 10. 1879
Place of premiere:
Prague, New Czech Theatre
Conductor/Chorus Master:
Staging:
František Kolár - director (?), script (?)
Ensemble:
Josef Lev, Antonín Vávra, Leopold Stropnický, Karel Čech, Jan Šára, Marie Sittová, Marie Laušmannová
1st edition of the score (piano transcription)
Publisher:
Place of publication:
Prague
Year:
1884
Note:
Text edited by: V. V. J. Novotný
Motives from the opera Dalibor: arrangement for piano
Note on date and place of origin:
The autograph has not been preserved. Edited by Bedřich Smetana.