In the last decade of his life, starting when he was a sixty-two-year old curmudgeon in a backwater Slavic country, Czech composer Leo Jancek produced operas an

Volume 2 opens at the the outbreak of the First World War and at the time of Janácek's lowest ebb. Within two years, however, his fortunes were transformed by

A compelling portrait of this enigmatic musical genius within the context of the cultural and political currents of his time

Responding to the ever-increasing popularity and international performances of operas by the Czech composer Leo? Jan cek, this volume is the second in a series

Responding to the ever-increasing popularity and international performances of operas by the Czech composer Leoš Janácek, this collection, meet the needs of E