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LEOS JANACEK’S MEMORIAL
On l3th July, 1881, Janáček married Zdeňka Schulzová,
daughter of the director of the Pedagogical Institute in Brno. At first the young couple lived in
Měšťanská (now Křížová) Street in the Old Town of Brno. After the birth of their
daughter Olga on l5th August, 1882 they lived in Klášterní (now Mendlovo)
Square, at no. 2. It was here that the first opera "Šárka", "The Beginning of a Romance",
the Amarus Cantata and the choral works inspired by the poetry of Petr Bezruč took shape.
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[Leoš Janáček: Life and work]
Address:
Ivo Medek - Alois Piňos - Miloš Štědroň
Renewed premiere of the chamber opera. The chamber opera Cage is the Thing deals with one of the chapters of the musical Avant-garde. It takes place in front of Leoš Janáček's house in Brno, where Janáček meets the American composer Henry Cowell. Besides Janáček and Cowell, the opera features their other musical contemporaries of Brno as well as figures of Janáček's surroundings, Ludvík Kundera, Vilém Petrželka, Janáček's servant Mařa, his dog Čipera and hens from his garden. Characters: L. Janáček, L. Kundera, Mařa (Janáček's servant), V. Petrželka, Čipera the dog (a she dog), 2 hens, H. Cowell, historicus. Orchestra: flute, clarinette, oboe, trombone, piano, percussions, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello. Performance Venue: Památník L. Janáčka (Museum of Leoš Janáček), Smetanova 14, 602 00 Brno Time:
Web: www.operadiversa.cz Stage Director: Tomáš Studený
The event is organized by Ensemble Opera Diversa and the Moravian Museum with the financial help of Leoš Janáček Fundation, the City of Brno and the Czech Ministry of Culture.
The recently renovated "Janáček's House" shows the original spacial disposition.
In the sitting room the visitor can see the exhibition on the masterpieces composed
just there containing the facsimiles of the autographs of the compositions, their first
printed versions as well as objects of the composer's everyday use. In the study, the
original furniture is conserved including the piano. In the modern audio-visual hall,
the visitor can watch several movies on the composer and his work and listen to Janáček's
compositions. Last modified:
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