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30/4/2024

The timeless Coppélia

Ballet
Premiere

During the 154 years since its world premiere, Coppélia has been performed all over the world. The current Czech National Ballet production, first presented on 16 May 2024 at the State Opera in Prague, is a revival of Ronald Hynd’s version, premiered in 1985 in London by English National Ballet.

3/4/2024

Musica non grata Concluding Weekend (5 to 7 April 2024)

Between 5 and 7 April 2024, the Musica non grata Concluding Weekend will mark the culmination of a four-year project by the National Theatre Opera and the State Opera, dedicated to the musical legacy of composers persecuted by the Nazi regime, with a relation to the musical environment of the First Czechoslovak Republic. Over four years, the Musica non grata series has offered more than 150 opera and operetta performances, concerts, and educational programmes. The project is realised with financial support from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Czech Republic.

27/3/2024

A concert in honour of the diva Jarmila Novotná to present her wide-ranging repertoire

Opera
Concert

The Czech soprano Jarmila Novotná was one of the greatest opera stars of her time. Marking the 30th anniversary of the globally celebrated artist’s death, the concert at the National Theatre will feature superb soloists, linking up to her legacy.

5/3/2024

A new adaptation of Rusalka, Antonín Dvořák’s best-known opera, to premiere on 8 March at the National Theatre

The new production of Rusalka, directed by the SKUTR tandem, will be conducted by Tomáš Netopil. The superb Czech sopranos Kateřina Kněžíková and Alžběta Poláčková will be alternating in the title role.

8/2/2024

Verdi’s ever-popular Nabucco returning to the State Opera in a new production

Opera
The State Opera

The story of a struggle for power, freedom and love, as retold by the stage director Tomáš Ondřej Pilař and conducted by Andriy Yurkevych, Music Director of the State Opera, will be presented at Prague’s State Opera on 15 February. Nikoloz Lagvilava and Stepan Drobit will alternate in the title role.

24/1/2024

A new production of Richard Strauss‘s Ariadne auf Naxos to be this year’s first National Theatre opera premiere

Opera
Premiere production
Premiere

Following on from the enthusiastic response to Der Rosenkavalier, Prague will soon get to see another Richard Strauss opera. Conducted by Robert Jindra, Music Director of the National Theatre Opera, and staged by Sláva Daubnerová, the new production will premiere on 19 January at the Estates Theatre.

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