The Tragic Overture, B. 16a (also called the Dramatic Overture; ) is an orchestral composition written in 1870 by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. It is Dvořák's overture to his first opera Alfred. Šourek's book "Orchestral Works of Antonín Dvořák" has a complete description of the Tragic Overture. It was first performed on 1 April 1905, almost one year after Dvořák's death. See also Maurice Arnold Strothotte Footnotes References Jarmil Burghauser: Antonín Dvořák. Prague: Koniasch Latin Press, 2006. External links Tragic Overture on a comprehensive Dvorak site Basic Dvořák´s work summary Compositions by Antonín Dvořák Concert overtures 1870 compositions