Honzovo království (Jack's Kingdom) is a 1934 Czech opera in 3 acts by Otakar Ostrčil to a libretto by Jiří Mařánek [cs] based on Tolstoy's short story "Tale of Ivan the Jester".
Recordings
- Honzovo království complete Ivo Žídek, Jaroslava Vymazalová, Přemysl Kočí, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Václav Jiráček 1954, reissued Supraphon.
References
- Mirka Zemanová Janacek: A Composer's Life (2002) 1555535496; p. 324: "However, Czech operas on Tolstoy's works include Otakar Ostrcil's Honzovo kralovstvi (1934), based on The Tale of Ivan the Jester, J.B. Foerster's Bloud (1936), based on The Two Old Men, and a radio ..."
- Details Sung in Czech, booklet contains libretto in Czech and English translation.
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