Karel Šebor

Karel Richard Šebor (13 August 1843 – 18 May 1903) was a Czech opera composer.

He was born in Brandýs nad Labem and raised by his grandfather, a teacher who discovered his musical talent.

Šebor attended the Prague Conservatory from the age of twelve and, inspired by Beethoven's Symphony No.

Back in Prague, he became music director at the National Theatre and had his first resounding success at the age of 22 with The Templars in Moravia.

Likewise, his second and third opera Drahomíra and Nevěsta husitská ("The Hussite Bride") were well received.