Provisional Theatre staged the premier of what comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina
Provisional Theatre (Prague) The Prague Provisional Theatre (, ] ) was erected in 1862 as a temporary home for Czech drama and opera until a permanent National Theatre could be built. It opened on 18 November 1862 and functioned for 20 years, during which time over 5,000 performances were presented. Between 1866 and 1876 the theatre staged the premieres of four of Bedřich Smetana's operas, including "The Bartered Bride". The Provisional Theatre building was eventually incorporated into the structure of the National Theatre, which opened its doors on 11 June 1881.
Háry János Háry János is a Hungarian folk opera (that is, a spoken play with songs, in the manner of a "Singspiel") in four acts by Zoltán Kodály to a Hungarian libretto by Béla Paulini (1881–1945) and Zsolt Harsányi, based on the comic epic "The Veteran" ("Az obsitos") by János Garay. The first performance was at the Royal Hungarian Opera House, Budapest, 1926. The subtitle of the piece is "Háry János kalandozásai Nagyabonytul a Burgváráig" – "János Háry: his Adventures from Nagyabony (Great Abony) to the Vienna Burg". The UK stage premiere was at the Buxton Festival in 1982 conducted by Anthony Hose with Alan Opie in the title role.