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'''''In the Well''''' ({{langx|cs|'''V studni'''|links=no}}) is an 1867 Czech-language comic opera in one act by ] to a libretto by ], author of '']''.<ref> John Tyrrell ·Czech Opera - 1988 Page 326 </ref> '''''In the Well''''' ({{langx|cs|'''V studni'''|links=no}}) is an 1867 Czech-language comic opera in one act by ] to a libretto by ], author of '']''.<ref>]. ''Czech Opera'' (1988) p. 326</ref>

==Roles==
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! Premiere cast,<ref name=Casaglia/> 17 November 1867<br />Conductor: ]
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| Janek, ''a peasant, an old widower''
| ]
| {{Interlanguage link|Josef Paleček (singer) |cs |Josef Paleček (pěvec) |lt=Josef Paleček}}
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| Vojtech, ''a peasant son''
| ]
| Jindřich Polák
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| Lidunka, ''a peasant girl''
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| Terezie Rückaufová
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| Veruna, ''an old woman''
| ]
| Ema Sáková
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==Plot== ==Plot==
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==Music== ==Music==
], reviewing the recording conducted by ] in '']'', commented: "The music is agreeable and well made, and the work could certainly qualify for a ‘What next?’ suggestion attached to ''The bartered bride''. However, it is by some way less tuneful, and some of it – for instance, a very attractive moonlight interlude – seems closer to the world of early nineteenth-century German opera than to anything specifically Czech."<ref>May 1996 https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/blodek-in-the-well</ref> ], reviewing the recording conducted by ] in '']'', commented: "The music is agreeable and well made, and the work could certainly qualify for a 'What next?' suggestion attached to '']''. However, it is by some way less tuneful, and some of it – for instance, a very attractive moonlight interlude – seems closer to the world of early nineteenth-century German opera than to anything specifically Czech."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/blodek-in-the-well|title=Blodek ''In the Well''|author=]|date=May 1996|magazine=]|access-date=17 January 2025}}</ref>


==Recordings== ==Recordings==
*Milada Šubrtová, Štěpánka Štěpánová, Ivo Žídek, and Zdeněk Kroupa. The chorus and orchestra of the Prague National Theatre were conducted by ] 1959 Stereo ADD Supraphon 1962 *Milada Šubrtová, Štěpánka Štěpánová, Ivo Žídek, and Zdeněk Kroupa. The chorus and orchestra of the Prague National Theatre were conducted by {{ill|František Škvor|cs||de}} 1959 Stereo ADD Supraphon 1962
*Karel Berman, Vojtech Kocián, Libuse Márová, Daniela Sounová-Brouková, Prague National Theatre Orchestra, Kühn Chorus, Kühn Children's Chorus, ] Supraphon Original booklet includes libretto and translations. *Karel Berman, Vojtech Kocián, Libuse Márová, Daniela Sounová-Brouková, Prague National Theatre Orchestra, Kühn Chorus, Kühn Children's Chorus, ] Supraphon Original booklet includes libretto and translations.


==References== ==References==
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Title page of vocal score

In the Well (Czech: V studni) is an 1867 Czech-language comic opera in one act by Vilém Blodek to a libretto by Karel Sabina, author of The Bartered Bride.

Roles

Roles, voice types, premiere cast
Role Voice type Premiere cast, 17 November 1867
Conductor: Adolf Čech
Janek, a peasant, an old widower bass Josef Paleček [cs ]
Vojtech, a peasant son tenor Jindřich Polák
Lidunka, a peasant girl soprano Terezie Rückaufová
Veruna, an old woman contralto Ema Sáková

Plot

Following a folk tradition that a girl looking in the village well on Midsummer Eve will see the face of her true bridegroom reflected, Lidunka hopes to see the face of her beloved Vojtech, and not old Janek the wealthy preference of her mother, and consults the village sorceress, Veruna. Both suitors climb a tree to ensure that she sees their reflection, but Janek falls in the well just before she arrives, and his face comes out of the water. Eventually all is resolved and Lidunka marries Vojtech.

Music

John Warrack, reviewing the recording conducted by Jan Štych in Gramophone, commented: "The music is agreeable and well made, and the work could certainly qualify for a 'What next?' suggestion attached to The Bartered Bride. However, it is by some way less tuneful, and some of it – for instance, a very attractive moonlight interlude – seems closer to the world of early nineteenth-century German opera than to anything specifically Czech."

Recordings

  • Milada Šubrtová, Štěpánka Štěpánová, Ivo Žídek, and Zdeněk Kroupa. The chorus and orchestra of the Prague National Theatre were conducted by František Škvor [cs; de] 1959 Stereo ADD Supraphon 1962
  • Karel Berman, Vojtech Kocián, Libuse Márová, Daniela Sounová-Brouková, Prague National Theatre Orchestra, Kühn Chorus, Kühn Children's Chorus, Jan Štych Supraphon Original booklet includes libretto and translations.

References

  1. John Tyrrell. Czech Opera (1988) p. 326
  2. "Osoby [Characters]", 1867 libretto, Google Books.
  3. ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "V studni, 17 November 1867". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
  4. John Warrack (May 1996). "Blodek In the Well". Gramophone. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

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