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, Libussa or, historically Lubossa, is a legendary ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czech people as a whole. According to legend, she was the youngest but wisest of three sisters, who became queen after their father died; she married a ploughman, Přemysl with whom she founded the Přemyslid dynasty, and prophesied and founded the city of Prague in the 8th century.
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is a '"festival opera" in three acts, with music by Bedřich Smetana. The libretto was originally written in German by , and was then translated into Czech by Ervin Špindler. In Czech historical myth, Libuše, the title character, prophesied the founding of Prague. The opera was composed in 1871–72 for the coronation of Franz Josef as Czech king. This did not happen and Smetana saved Libuše for the opening of the National Theatre in Prague, which took place nine years later on 11 June 1881. After the destruction of the National Theatre in a fire, the same opera opened the reconstructed theatre in 1883. The first US performance was reported to have occurred March 1986, in a concert version at Carnegie Hall with Eve Queler and the Opera Orchestra of New York.
Commentators have noted the pageant-like nature of the opera and the influence of Richard Wagner in the music.
Libuše is female given name. It is an old Czech name. It is derived from the adjective libý, the base of which is Slavonic ljub meaning "love", "lovable". Related names are Ljuba, Liběna and Liboslava. Pronounced LI-buw-sheh.
may refer to:
- Libuše, legendary ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czech people as whole
- Libuše (name), Czech female given name (includes people bearing the name)
- Libuše (opera), opera by Bedřich Smetana
- Libuse, Louisiana, town in the United States