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THE MUSIC OF BOHEMIA
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dramas, of which The Waterman became a favorite in Bohemia. These are very fine specimens of the form so often anathematized by aesthetes.

Fibich wrote also six operas in which he proved himself a master of dramatic style. It is a pity that these works are not better known. One of his operas, The Tempest, takes its subject from Shakespeare's play.