70 years of Bohuslav Martinů’s cantata ‘The Opening of the Wells’

In the deep forests of the Vysočina region, in the unassuming village of Tři Studně (Three Wells), Bohuslav Martinů composed one of his most lyrical works. Two small forest springs – Barborka and Vitulka – inspired the composer to create the cantata Otvírání studánek (The Opening of the Wells), which celebrates 70 years since its premiere this year.

Martinů visited Tři Studně in 1938 at the invitation of his pupil and muse, Vítězslava Kaprálová.

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