Dimitrij (opera)
| Dimitrij | |
|---|---|
| Grand opera by Antonín Dvořák | |
Scenes from Dimitrij by Emil Zillich for the Světozor journal, 1883 | |
| Librettist | Marie Červinková-Riegrová |
| Language | Czech |
| Based on | Ferdinand Mikovec's Dimitr Ivanovič |
| Premiere | 8 October 1882 New Czech Theatre, Prague |
Dimitrij is a Czech-language grand opera in four acts by Antonín Dvořák (Op. 64, B. 127), set to a libretto by Marie Červinková-Riegrová, with a plot derived from Ferdinand Mikovec's Dimitr Ivanovič, itself based upon Friedrich Schiller's incomplete Demetrius. The work was first performed in Prague in 1882.