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'''Leopold Eugen Měchura''' |
'''Leopold Eugen Měchura''' (born [[Prague]], February 2, 1804 – died February 11, 1870 in Otín, near [[Klatovy]]) was a [[Czech people|Czech]] composer. |
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| ⚫ | Měchura studied law at the [[Charles University in Prague]], as well as piano and music theory. He then moved to Otín, beginning his service as town justice in Klatovy. There he continued performing, both privately and in public, as well as composing. He composed many vocal pieces, and wrote [[church music]] as well; his [[opera]]s took either [[Czech language|Czech]] or [[German language|German]] texts. Měchura's best-known work was the opera ''Marie Potocká'', after a poem by [[Alexander Pushkin]], which was premiered [[Posthumous publication|posthumous]]ly in 1871 at the [[National Theatre, Prague]] under the baton of [[Bedřich Smetana]]. |
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Měchura studied law at the [[Charles University in Prague]], as well as piano and [[music theory]]. |
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| ⚫ | He then moved to Otín, beginning his service as town justice in Klatovy. There he continued performing, both privately and in public, as well as composing. He composed many vocal pieces, and wrote [[church music]] as well; his [[opera]]s took either [[Czech language|Czech]] or [[German language|German]] texts. Měchura's best-known work was the opera ''Marie Potocká'', after a poem by [[Alexander Pushkin]], which was premiered [[Posthumous publication|posthumous]]ly in 1871 at the [[National Theatre, Prague]] under the baton of [[Bedřich Smetana]]. |
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|DATE OF BIRTH = February 2, 1804 |
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Revision as of 20:55, 19 September 2013
Leopold Eugen Měchura (born Prague, February 2, 1804 – died February 11, 1870 in Otín, near Klatovy) was a Czech composer.
Měchura studied law at the Charles University in Prague, as well as piano and music theory. He then moved to Otín, beginning his service as town justice in Klatovy. There he continued performing, both privately and in public, as well as composing. He composed many vocal pieces, and wrote church music as well; his operas took either Czech or German texts. Měchura's best-known work was the opera Marie Potocká, after a poem by Alexander Pushkin, which was premiered posthumously in 1871 at the National Theatre, Prague under the baton of Bedřich Smetana.
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- Biography from Český hudební slovník osob a institucí
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