Ostrc̆il, Otakar
Ostrc̆il, Otakar (b Prague, 1879; d Prague, 1935). Cz. composer and conductor. Chief cond. Prague Nat. Opera 1920–35. Champion of Cz. operas and of contemp. opera generally. Cond. f.p. of Janác̆ek's The Excursions of Mr Brouček, Prague 1920. Comp. 7 operas, sym., sym.-poems.
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