Czech Opera, Tajemstvi (The Secret) by Smetana with English Captions

Tajemstvi (The Secret) is a Czech comic opera by Bedrich Smetana. I put English closed captions to the video for the benefit and education of English speakers. Subtitles updated 10/23/2022. The video is small - best on a tablet or phone. The singing is very good. The music is a delight.
Litomysl Smetana Festival 06/23/2006
Conductor: Národního Divadlá
Malina: Miloslav Podskalsky
Miss Roza: Katerina Jalovcova
Kalina: Roman Janal
Blazenka: Maria Haan
Vit: Pavel Cernoch
Bonifac: Ludic Vele
Skrivanek: Jaroslav Brezina
Master Bricklayer: Ivan Kusnjer

[@jamsheddelvadavala1972]

Wonderful opera! Simple story, elegantly executed. Smetana's music is deeply touching! Thanks for the post. Jamshed K Delvadavala from Mumbai.

[@markbeck8384]

Wonderful. I didn't know this opera at all. Delightful for an American guy.

[@brianlocke568]

Excerpt 1 - Act 1, Skřívánek's ballad: 18:20 to 26:12
Excerpt 2 - Act 1 conclusion, whispering the secret: 34:44 to 44:26
Excerpt 3 - Act 2, discovery of the young lovers, Panna Róza's aria: 1:06:45 to 1:21:00
Excerpt 4 - Act 3, end of the opera: 1:41:25 to 1:47:40

[@eannh4928]

Thank you for sharing this video and providing subtitles in English. I enjoyed it very much.

[@hanahanelena]

překrásné

[@JiriCzech2]

Luxusní

[@richardcleaver5440]

Correction: the conductor is Zbynek Mueller, leading the orchestra, chorus and ballet of the National Theater (Narodni Divadlo)

[@opera.english.subtitles]

Thank you. He is also conducting Hubicka on my channel, which I also had the theater name on instead. Duly corrected and much appreciated!

[@richardcleaver5440]

@@opera.english.subtitles Happy to help! I'm so glad these wonderful Smetana operas are going up, so thank you!

[@opera.english.subtitles]

@@richardcleaver5440 You're welcome. I'm glad you are enjoying them!

[@octagone5852]

Baritone arias:
15:37 Nu já rku ale
1:44:52 Ó jak jsem bloudil
Tenor arias:
32:53 Ó prijdu
1:37:25 Vám s bohem dát

[@Hexmeyer]

Thank you! I love Maria Haan, and have always wanted to see her perform. I was lucky enough to see this production with most of the same singers at the National Theater.

[@pavelmechura4647]

Zpet

[@easy1253]

Zbynek Mueller conducts the Opera and Ballet Orchestra of Narodniho Divadla.

[@victorlabsky2104]

The plot is silly as in so many operas, but Smetana´s music makes my soul soar.

[@angusmcrandy]

Twenty years before, Councillor Kalina had asked for the hand of Roza Malinova who turned him down because of his lack of wealth. Kalina then married a woman of similar status. Roza never married and regrets having rejected Kalina.
Kalina has had a house built for himself across the town square from the Malinas’. He is now widowed but puts on a show of wealth. He is unaware that his son Vitek has fallen in love with the daughter of his rival councillor, the brother of Roza. Kalina discovers by chance an ancient document and map which contain directions from an old friar Barnabas, how he might find treasure hidden under Mount Bezdez. As he is in debt, Kalina determines to take the prompts of the friar. However, the tunnel he digs leads him to underneath a room in the Malinas’ house, where his son has been making his farewells to his forbidden love Blazenka. It becomes clear that the aim of the old Barnabas was to make Kalina discover his ‘treasure’: his old love Roza. The opera ends happily, with a double wedding.

[@jeanabuzduga899]

E prea multa muzica populara.

[@ognia2631]

01:30:10

[@millertj27]

What year is this from?

[@millertj27]

OK, I see it's 2006. Who is conducting?

[@janadesenskaciglerova976]

Conductor: Zbyněk Müller (www.zbynekmuller.com )

[@opera.english.subtitles]

Good question - I looked it up at Premiere Opera - 2006

[@strcilin]

58:34 - Seriously?

[@opera.english.subtitles]

Seems a bit much? :)