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Karel Kovařovic

Karel Kovařovic was a composer, conductor, musicologist, dramaturge, translator and harpist (1862–1920). He was born in Prague and died in Podolí.

Also recorded as Karel Kovarovic

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Portrait of Karel Kovařovic , Czech composer.

Jan Vilímek · Humoristické listy, roč. 1884, č. 21 , digitized by Czech Academy of Sciences · Public domain

Biography

Karel Kovařovic is recorded as composer, conductor, musicologist, dramaturge and translator.

Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Karel Kovarovic. His recorded language was Czech.

One child is recorded: Josef Kovařovic.

Catalogued output

Works

Their recorded dates run from 1882 to 1898.

  • The Bridegrooms

    1882

  • At the Old Bleachery

    1898

  • The Night of Saint Simon and Jude

    1890

  • The Dogheads

    1896

  • Oedipus rex

  • The Promise

  • Cesta oknem. Ženichové

Dated record

Life and career

Explore 1862–1920

  1. 1862

    Life

    Karel Kovařovic was born in 1862 at Prague.

  2. 1882

    The Bridegrooms is dated 1882.

  3. 1890

    The Night of Saint Simon and Jude is dated 1890.

  4. 1896

    The Dogheads is dated 1896.

  5. 1898

    At the Old Bleachery is dated 1898.

  6. 1920

    Life

    Karel Kovařovic died in 1920 at Podolí.

The full dated record · 6 entries

  1. 1862

    Karel Kovařovic was born in 1862 at Prague.

  2. 1882

    The Bridegrooms is dated 1882.

  3. 1890

    The Night of Saint Simon and Jude is dated 1890.

  4. 1896

    The Dogheads is dated 1896.

  5. 1898

    At the Old Bleachery is dated 1898.

  6. 1920

    Karel Kovařovic died in 1920 at Podolí.

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Places

Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.

  • Prague
Birth
Plotted from the places the record itself names, at the scale of their own extent.
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  • Podolí

    Death place

Primary material

Documents and archives

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Literature

Bibliography

Kovařovic, Karel; Ps.

  • Kovařovic, Karel, Oxford Music Online, 2001

  • Kovařovic, Karel (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002

  • Charles Forgeron

  • Leoš Janáček, Karel Kovařovic and Její pastorkyňa, Musicologica Olomucensia, 2021

A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Citations

References

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.

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