What Czech operatic contralto had a close partnership with the composer of "The Bartered Bride"?
Betty Fibichová Betty Fibichová (16 March 1846 – 20 May 1901) was a Czechoslovak opera singer and the wife of composer Zdeněk Fibich. The greatest Czech operatic contralto of her day, she enjoyed close artistic partnerships with both Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana in addition to collaborating frequently with her husband.
Bedřich Bridel Bedřich Bridel, or Fridrich Bridelius (German: Friedrich Briedel, Bridelius ; 1619, Vysoké Mýto – October 15, 1680, Kutná Hora) was a Czech baroque writer, poet, and missionary.