What's in a Prague street name

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Category: Opera

  • Prague 4, day 396: Kovařovicova

    Kovařovicova was built in 1965. Karel Kovařovic was born in Prague’s Malá Strana in 1862, into a family so musical that it even formed its own orchestra. Kovařovic studied harp, piano and clarinet at the Prague Conservatory of Music, graduating in 1879. Among those he studied under was the composer Zdeněk Fibich (https://whatsinapraguestreetname.com/2023/01/14/prague-3-day-143-fibichova/). In 1881,…

  • Prague 1, day 4: Zlatá ulička u Daliborky

    Originally published on X on 4 August 2023. It’s a story of two parts. Back in the 16th century, this was an alleyway, and the poorest part of Hradčany. Legend has it that it was called Zlatička at the time, with the following theories abounding: – Goldsmiths might have lived here (unlikely if it was…