Honzovo království (Jack's Kingdom) is a 1934 Czech opera in 3 acts by Otakar Ostrčil to a libretto by based on Tolstoy's short story "Tale of Ivan the Jester".Mirka Zemanová Janacek: A Composer's Life (2002) 1555535496; p. 324: "However, Czech operas on Tolstoy's works include Otakar Ostrcil's Honzovo kralovstvi [Honza's kingdom] (1934), based on The Tale of Ivan the Jester, J.B. Foerster's Bloud [The simpleton] (1936), based on The Two Old Men, and a radio ..."
Recordings Honzovo království complete Ivo Žídek, Jaroslava Vymazalová, Přemysl Kočí, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Václav Jiráček 1954, reissued Supraphon.Details Sung in Czech, booklet contains libretto in Czech and English translation.
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