FTP name this Central European nation, the home of Leon Janacek and Bedrich Smetana.
The rise of nationalism in this country can be seen in operas like The Dog Heads and The Devil and Kate. The string quartet Intimate Letters was written for a quartet named for this country, which included the composer Josef Suk. The Israeli national anthem shares its melody with a symphonic poem about a river that runs through the capital of this country. A well-known opera set in this country features Kostelnicka drowning the titular girl's baby in a river, while the "dance of the comedians" appears in an opera from this country about Jenik's desire to marry the otherwise engaged Marenka, The Bartered Bride. FTP name this Central European nation, the home of Leon Janacek and Bedrich Smetana.
The rise of nationalism in this country can be seen in operas like The Dog Heads and The Devil and Kate.
The Czech Republic [or Czechoslovakia or Cesko or Ceska Republica]