Melodramas: Czech Ballad + Amarus + Water Sprite

Name: Melodramas: Czech Ballad + Amarus + Water Sprite
Start: 2026-07-16T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-16T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Vila Engelsmann

took place · 16 Jul 2026

Vila Engelsmann, Brno

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**Three melodramas in one performance: Otakar Ostrčil: Czech Ballad, Josef Bohuslav Foerster: Amarus and Zdeněk Fibich: Water Sprite.**

A co-production by Theatre 2-15 Brno and D.A.V.Ak, directed by David Kříž. Featuring actors accompanied by pianist Lucie Kubátová and violinist Jitka Břízová. The performance takes place in the intimate setting of the Záložna stage in Rousínov.

About the venue: Vila Engelsmann

Vila Engelsmann is a neo-Baroque villa built in 1931–1932 on Hlinky Street in Brno for textile industrialist and art collector Felix Engelsmann. The L-shaped building with a mansard roof and grand street façade stands in stark contrast to the functionalism dominant at the time. The owners fled the Nazi occupation in 1939; the villa was confiscated and later nationalised. Today it is privately owned and available for event hire and guided tours.

Hlinky 510/110, 603 00 Brno Get directions

About: Otakar Ostrčil

Otakar Ostrčil (1879–1935) was a Czech composer and conductor, a pupil of Zdeněk Fibich. He served for many years as chief conductor of the National Theatre in Prague and composed operas and orchestral works. His melodrama Balada česká is an early piece reflecting his late-Romantic style.

About: Josef Bohuslav Foerster

Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859–1951) was a Czech composer, teacher and music critic working in the late Romantic tradition. He is known for his operas, choral works and songs. His melodrama Amarus is set to a text by Jaroslav Vrchlický.

About: Zdeněk Fibich

Zdeněk Fibich (1850–1900) was a Czech Romantic composer particularly known for his melodramas — dramatic works combining spoken text with musical accompaniment. His trilogy Hippodamie stands as a landmark of the genre. He also composed symphonies, operas, and chamber music.

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