Opera
The Moravian Theatre Olomouc

Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci

Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pietro Mascagni

Festival of Music Theatre Opera 2025

The Estates Theatre

Festival of Music Theatre Opera 2025

Basic information

Venue

The Estates Theatre

Ensemble

The Moravian Theatre Olomouc (Olomouc)

Approximate running time

3 hours 15 minutes, 1 intermission (20 minutes) minutes

Language

In Italian, surtitles in Czech, English

Premiere

Premiere: December 15, 2023, Olomouc

Opening before the curtain, approx. 19:00–19.10.

After the performance meeting with the creators – discussion with the audience in the Mozart Lounge, approx. 22:30–23.20.

Festival info at www.festival-opera.cz.

Performance as part of the 16th Festival of Music Theatre Opera 2025

About

Cavalleria Rusticana is a story of love and betrayal that ends in tragic death. The dramatic plot is supported by powerful music, which amplifies every mood and emotion. In contrast, Pagliacci offers more thematic depth. One of the key themes that became central to the production team is the life of artists and their role in society. At the same time, a crucial element in Pagliacci is the "play within a play" motif. Can we tell what is rehearsed and what arises from improvisation? What is theater and what is reality? What is intentional, and what spins out of control?

Cast

CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA

Santuzza: Zuzana Jeřábková
Turiddu: Raman Hasymau
Lucia: Jitka Zerhauová
Alfio: Roman Vlkovič
Lola: Barbora Perná

PAGLIACCI

Canio: José Ansaldi
Nedda: Barbora Perná
Tonio: Minsoo Ahn
Beppe: Luis Carlos Hernándes Luque
Silvio: Daniel Kfelíř

Moravian Theatre orchestra, chorus and ballet, Children's choir - BoDo centrum, o.s. under the direction of Hana Vyroubalová

Creatives

Music preparation and conductor: Petr Šumník
Stage director: Veronika Kos Loulová
Dramaturgy: Viktorie Vášová
Sets: Petr Vítek
Costumes: Vojtěch Hanyš
Light design: Jan Hugo Hejzlar
Choreography: Martin Talaga
Chorus master: Lubomíra Hellová

Photo and video gallery

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Practical information

Where to buy tickets

When purchasing online, you can get an e-ticket. You can pick up printed tickets in person at the box offices of the National Theatre.

The National Theatre sells tickets up to 6 months in advance - currently for April–September 2025.
Sales always start on the 1st day of the month at 9am, except in January when pre-sales do not start until the 2nd day due to a public holiday.

What to wear?

By their appearance, attire and behaviour, the audience is obliged to adhere to the accustomed practice expected from them when attending a theatre performance.

Parking at the Estates Theatre

Unfortunately, there is no parking near The Estates Theater. You can use the guarded parking lot in the Kotva shopping center (Revoluční 1/655, Prague 1) and Paladium (Na Poříčí 1079 / 3a, Prague 1).