Leoš Janáček's opera 'Věc Makropulos' premieres in Brno
Věc Makropulos is a Czech opera in 3 acts, with music and libretto by Leoš Janáček. The opera is based on the play by Karel Čapek. It was Janáček's penultimate opera and, like much of his later work was inspired by his infatuation with Kamila Stösslová, a married woman much younger than himself.