1890–1938, Czech Czechoslovakia’s most important playwright, novelist and essayist before the Second World War, Capek is probably best remembered for his satirical play R.U.R. (‘Rossum’s Universal Robots’, 1920). Aside from introducing ‘robot’ into the English language (courtesy of his brother Josef), this caused an international sensation by depicting the replacement of man by machine in modern ...
as ‘the icy one’. Perhaps he was thinking of Kamila Stösslová, the opera singer in Capek’s comedy who so fascinated Janáček that he immediately requested the rights for a libretto. Capek was sceptical that the elderly composer could understand his play, yet the final result was superlative and Capek had to admit that it far surpassed his expectations. The music ...
from financial worry, but they separated in 1959. Her equally volatile relationship with tycoon Aristotle Onassis was also highly publicized. Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | Karel Capek | Modern Era | Opera Techniques | Bel Canto | Early & Middle Baroque | Opera ...
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