In October 2017, an opera in this language became the first staged opera performed in Vienna's Musikverein (moo-ZEEK-fair-ine). A traditional dance in alternating 2/4 (two-four) and 3/4 time, called a furiant, appears in some operas in this language. The composer based the libretto on a comic strip for an opera in this language, The Cunning Little Vixen. In an opera in thi
In October 2017, an opera in this language became the first staged opera performed in Vienna's Musikverein (moo-ZEEK-fair-ine). A traditional dance in alternating 2/4 (two-four) and 3/4 time, called a furiant, appears in some operas in this language. The composer based the libretto on a comic strip for an opera in this language, The Cunning Little Vixen. In an opera in this language, a water-nymph in love with a human prince sings a "Song to the Moon," the most famous aria from the opera Rusalka. Other operas in this language include Jenůfa (yen-NOO-fa) and The Bartered Bride. For 10 points, name this language used in operas by Leoš Janáček (YA-na-check), Bedrich Smetana, and Antonín Dvořák.
In October 2017, an opera in this language became the first staged opera performed in Vienna's Musikverein (moo-ZEEK-fair-ine).