Otakar Hostinský, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Otakar Hostinský

Czech historian, musicologist, and professor of musical aesthetics

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1847

Place of Birth: Martiněves, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 19-Jan-1910

Profession: writer, historian, pedagogue, university teacher, literary critic, philosopher, librettist, musicologist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Otakar Hostinský

  • Otakar Hostinský (2 January 1847, Martineves (near Litomerice) – 19 January 1910, Prague) was a Czech historian, musicologist, and professor of musical aesthetics.
  • He is known primarily for his support of composer Bedrich Smetana and his contributions to Czech aesthetic theory, which influenced many cultural figures in early twentieth-century Prague, including Zdenek Nejedlý, Otakar Zich, and Vladimír Helfert.
  • He also wrote the opera librettos to Zdenek Fibich's masterpiece, The Bride of Messina, and Josef Rozkošný's Cinderella.

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