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The Plays of Mary

Pavla Vykopalava plays Sister Paskalina, the esteemed nun who is wooed away from her convent by a demon.

Prague National Opera

August 21, 2010, 1:00 pm

Composer: Bohuslav Martinu
Conductor: Jiri Belohlavek

 

Cast: Jana Levicova (The Foolish Virgin); Maria Kobielska (Mary); Pavla Vykopalova (Sistser Pascaline); Stanislava Jirku (Gabriel/Mother of God/Blacksmith’s Daugher/Sister Marta); Jiri Hajek (Oils Dealer/God the Son/Innkeeper); Svatopluk Sern (The Devil); Jaroslav Brezina (Mascaro); Ivan Kusnjer (Blacksmith)

 

Actually four dramas packed into one opera, The Plays of Mary displays both the composer’s deeply religious nature – he grew up in a church tower – and his devotion to Czech legends and culture, in a score packed with spectacular and truly inspiring music.

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