Na Starém bělidle (At the old bleachery) is a 1901 Czech-language opera in 4 scenes by Karel Kovařovic to a libretto by Karel Šípek after the 1855 novel The Grandmother by Božena Němcová. The opera was premiered 22 November 1901 at Prague National Theatre.[1]

Karel Kovařovic

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  1. ^ Zvon (1902), vol. 2, p. 139: "Na Starém Bělidle. Zpěvohra o čtyřech obrazech. Dle Babičky Boženy Němcové napsal Karel Šipek. Hudbu složil Karel Kovařovic. Jako není sporu, že Babička Boženy Němcové je z nejkrasších románů českých, že jest knihou, ..." [Na Starém Bělidle. A musical play in four scenes. Karel Šipek wrote it based on The Grandmother by Božena Němcová. The music was composed by Karel Kovařovic. There is no doubt that Božena Němcová's Grandmother is one of the most beautiful Czech novels, that it is a book, ...][full citation needed]