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Svätopluk (opera), the Glossary

Svätopluk is a Slovak opera by Eugen Suchoň with the subtitle Musical drama in three acts.^[1]

27 relations: Baritone, Bass (voice type), Bass-baritone, Cyril and Methodius, Danube, Devín Castle, Eugen Suchoň, Franks, Great Moravia, Ivan Stodola, Libretto, Mezzo-soprano, Mojmir II of Moravia, Opera, Palatine, Pannonia, Perun, Predslav, Rastislav of Moravia, Slovak language, Slovak National Theatre, Soprano, Svatopluk I of Moravia, Svatopluk II, Tenor, Tibor Frešo, Voice type.
1960 operas
Operas by Eugen Suchoň
Slovak-language operas

Baritone

A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types.

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Bass (voice type)

A bass is a type of classical male singing voice and has the lowest vocal range of all voice types.

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Bass-baritone

A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice.

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Cyril and Methodius

Cyril (Kýrillos; born Constantine, 826–869) and Methodius (label; born Michael, 815–885) were brothers, Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries.

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Danube

The Danube (see also other names) is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia.

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Devín Castle

Devín Castle (hrad Devín or Devínsky hrad, Dévényi vár, Burg Theben) is a castle in Devín, which is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.

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Eugen Suchoň

Eugen Suchoň (September 25, 1908 – August 5, 1993) was one of the most important Slovak composers of the 20th century.

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Franks

Aristocratic Frankish burial items from the Merovingian dynasty The Franks (Franci or gens Francorum;; Francs.) were a western European people during the Roman Empire and Middle Ages.

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Great Moravia (Regnum Marahensium; Μεγάλη Μοραβία, Meghálī Moravía; Velká Morava; Veľká Morava; Wielkie Morawy, Großmähren), or simply Moravia, was the first major state that was predominantly West Slavic to emerge in the area of Central Europe, possibly including territories which are today part of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Poland, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine and Slovenia.

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Ivan Stodola

Ivan Stodola (10 March 1888 in Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš – 26 March 1977 in Piešťany) was Slovak dramatist and writer.

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Libretto

A libretto (an English word derived from the Italian word libretto) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical.

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Mezzo-soprano

A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types.

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Mojmir II of Moravia

Mojmir II (Latin: Moymirus, Czech and Slovak: Mojmír II., born after 871, died after 901) was a member of the House of Mojmir and since 894 the last known ruler of Great Moravia.

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Opera

Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers.

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Palatine

A palatine or palatinus (Latin;: palatini; cf. derivative spellings below) is a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times.

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Pannonia

Pannonia was a province of the Roman Empire bounded on the north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia.

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Perun

In Slavic mythology, Perun (Cyrillic: Перун) is the highest god of the pantheon and the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, law, war, fertility and oak trees.

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Predslav

Predslav (Latin: Predeslaus, born around 850) is an almost unknown son of Svatopluk, the most important ruler of Moravia (870–894).

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Rastislav of Moravia

Rastislav or Rostislav (Latin: Rastiz; Greek: Ῥασισθλάβος/Rhasisthlábos) was the second known ruler of Moravia (846–870).

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Slovak language

Slovak (endonym: slovenčina or slovenský jazyk), is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script.

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Slovak National Theatre

The Slovak National Theater (Slovenské národné divadlo, abbr. SND) is the oldest professional theatre in Slovakia, consisting of three ensembles: opera, ballet, and drama.

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Soprano

A soprano is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.

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Svatopluk I of Moravia

Svatopluk I or Svätopluk I, also known as Svatopluk the Great (Medieval Latin: Zuentepulc(us), Zuentibald, Sventopulch(us), Zvataplug; Old Church Slavic: Свѧтопълкъ and transliterated Svętopъłkъ; Polish: Świętopełk; Greek: Σφενδοπλόκος, Sfendoplókos), was a ruler of Great Moravia, which attained its maximum territorial expansion during his reign (870–871, 871–894).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svätopluk_(opera)