Background

Bendl was born on 16th April 1838 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Education

Bendl was a pupil of Blazok and Pitsch at the Organists' School in Prague, till 1858.

Career

For a time Bendl was a chorusmaster of the German Opera, Amsterdam. He returned 1865 to Prague, and after 1866, was a conductor of the male choral society "Hiahol".

Achievements

• Karl Bendl was the authoer of several Czech national and comic operas, 3 masses, several cantatas for soli, choir and orchestra; an overture for orchestra, a string-quartet, 200 Czech songs and choruses, pianoforte music, etc.
  
  Bendl, jointly with Smetana and Dvorak, en­joyed the distinction of winning general recog­nition for Czech musical art.

Works

• book

  • Švanda dudák

• comics

  • Karel Škréta

    1883

  • Starý ženich

    1883

• opera

  • Dítě Tábora

    (In English "Child of the Camp", 3 acts.)

    1892

  • Lejla

    1868

  • Břetislav a Jitka

    1869

  • Černohorci

    1881

  • Máti Míla

    1891

  • Indická princezna

  • Čarovný květ

  • Gina

• Other Work

  • Dithyramb

  • Concert Polonaise

  • Sla­vonic Rhapsody