Vendulka and Lukáš are united in love. Smetana’s rural opera The Kiss portrays their pride, stubbornness, quarrels and misunderstandings that separate them for a brief time. It depicts both comic and touching scenes from village life, and concludes with a reconciliation and confirmation of the couple’s love by a kiss.
As part of the Smetana Litomyšl Opera Incubator project, The Kiss is transformed into a compelling experience in which gifted singers on the thresholds of their operatic careers are given an opportunity to perform. Under the direction of Jakub Klecker and Magdalena Švecová, these young artists will join forces on stage with the mixed choir KOS Litomyšl, an orchestra composed of students of JAMU, and members of the Czech Virtuosi.
programme
Smetana Litomysl Opera Incubator
Bedřich Smetana
The Kiss
Performers
Father Paloucký – Rostislav Florian
Vendulka, his daughter – Karolína Levková
Lukáš, a young widower – Filip Šťovíček
Tomeš, his brother-in-law – Dominik Klapka
Martinka, Vendulka’s old aunt – Kristýna Kukalová
Barče, the maid at the Palouckys’ – Kateřina Burešová
Matouš, the old shepherd – David Malát
The guard – David Cizner
Mixed choir KOS Litomyšl
Milan Motl – choirmaster
Members of the Czech Virtuosi Orchestra and Janáček Academic Orchestra
Jakub Klecker – conductor
Magdalena Švecová – director
Martin Černý – set design
Barbora Maleninská – costumes
Jana Sibera – vocal coach
Barbora Málková – production
David Brabec – light design
Zuzana Švecová – assistant director
Jáchym Svoboda and Dominik Pernica – assistant conductors
