Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:17:50 +0200https://english.radio.cz/annual-opera-festival-underway-bedrich-smetanas-hometown-8583732© 2026 Radio Prague International The East Bohemian town of Litomyšl has a lot to boast of, from its UNESCO World Heritage status to its lively year-round atmosphere. Nonetheless, what this town of 10,000 most frequently boasts of is that it is the birthplace of the composer Bedřich Smetana, and since 1949 it has been the home of a major music festival that bears his name. Now in its 60th year, Smetana's Litomyšl Festival continues to draw some of the biggest personages in classical music. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/smetanova_litomysl_lenard.jpg?timestamp=1591329958 https://english.radio.cz/annual-opera-festival-underway-bedrich-smetanas-hometown-8583732 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9