General information
Title CZČím lidé žijí
Subtitle CZPastorální opera o jednom dějství
Title ENWhat Men Live by [auth.]
Subtitle ENOpera-pastoral in one act [auth.]
Title DEWovon die Menschen leben
Subtitle DEPastoral-Oper in einem Aufzug
CategoryStage Works and Film Music
SubcategoryOperas
Halbreich number336
Author of lyrics/libretto Martinů, Bohuslav
Author of literary model Tolstoj, Lev Nikolajevič
Parts of the composition (movements)Overture and 5 scenes.
Durata40'
Instruments2232-2110-Timp-Batt-Pf-Archi (66432 / 44332)
List of charactersMartin Avdeitch - a cobbler (Bar), an old peasant (B), Stepanitch (B), a woman with a child (S), an old woman (A), a boy (Sp), narrator (T), small choir (vocal quartet or quintet - SSATB).
Origin
Place of compositionNew York, NY
Year of origin1952
Initiation of composition20.12.1951
Completion of composition11.02.1952
First performance
Location of the first performanceNew York, USA (television)
Autograph deposition
Owner of the sourceNadace Bohuslava Martinů
DepositionCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
Note on the autograph depostitionAutograph piano reduction is located at the Bohuslav Martinů Centre as well (property of the BMC).
Copyright
CopyrightBoosey & Hawkes, London-New York
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Editions
Boosey & Hawkes, 1953
Call number at the BM Institute: 1187 kv
Specification of the edition: Reprint of the 1st edition of vocal score - year unknown
Details of this edition
Boosey & Hawkes, London, 1998
Call number at the BM Institute: 1187
Specification of the edition: Reprint of the 1st edition - printed copy of the original manuscript of the score
Details of this edition
Sources
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Note Libretto (in English) by Bohuslav Martinů after Lev Tolstoy's The Fairy Tale About the Cobbler. *** German translation of the libretto by Ernst Roth, Czech translation by Jaroslav Pokorný.
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