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Opera Perdita of Josef Nešvera in context of its source material
Hanušová, Kateřina ; Gabrielová, Jarmila (advisor) ; Myslivcová, Eva (referee)
Perdita is an opera written by Jaroslav kvapil and composed by Josef Nešvera. Its' libretto is based on one of William Shakespeare's late romances The Winter's Tale. First part of this thesis focuses on characterization of the genre of romance as well as on The Winter's Tale and its place among other Shakespeare's plays. It also describes life and work of both Josef Nešvera and Jaroslav Kvapil, and Perdita's place among their work, which is not primarily operatic for neither of them. Perdita is described on basis of operatic style, derived from plays written and composed by these authors. In the second part of this thesis Perdita is compared to The Winter's Tale, in structure, work with themes and characters. At the end the thesis focuses on the opera's first performance and it`s reflections in press and contemporary sources.

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