Events Bohemia Opera Breaks to Prague 2024

Prague is a city whose musical life can be pursued back to the 11th century. Not only famous Czech composers Antonin Dvorak, Bedrich Smetana, and Leos Janacek composed there but also Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived in Prague and composed his symphony no 38 (the "Prague") in the city, as well as his opera, Don Giovanni. A number of great composers visited Prague after Mozart and Beethoven, as well as outstanding performing artists, including Carl Maria Weber, Fryderyk Chopin, Nicollo Paganini, Franz List in particular, Hector Berlioz and Richard Wagner.

EVENTS BOHEMIA have prepared your week-end break to Prague in great style. Marvelous venues, outstanding performances, excellent hotel and services. The only thing behind your expectation is price.

PERFORMANCES AND DATES

JULY 14, DON GIOVANNI by Mozart
In the summer of 2018, the Estates Theatre will host performances of the legendary Don Giovanni production directed by Vaclav Kaslik, which received its premiere in 1969. The sets, designed by Josef Svoboda, inventively encompass the architectural elements of the auditorium itself, integrating the proscenium boxes as the main component of the scenery, and thus capitalising on the fact that the Estates Theatre was the venue of the world premiere of the Opera of Opera. The opening night, on 29 October 1787, was conducted by the composer himself. The opera will be performed in the original Italian, with Czech and English subtitles.

AUGUST 24, NABUCCO by Verdi
It is only Verdi's third opera. He has managed to create a highly suggestive work on the biblical topic. The passionate music of the piece about the liberation of Jews from Egyptian captivity fully corresponded to the mood of the populace, yearning for liberation from Austro-Hungarian power and the unification of Italy.

SEPTEMBER 13, THE MAGIC FLUTE by Mozart
Mozart's last opera is a charming tale about the deep love of princess Pamina and prince Tamino which doesn't lack humour as embodied in the character of the fowler Papageno. The piece is written in the best tradition of popular theatre and blends elements of fairy tale, comedy and also masonic symbolism..

OCTIBER 20, THE DEVIL AND KATE by Dvorak
The Devil and Kate is based on fairy-tale motifs. Blending folk and humorous with lyrical and fantasy elements is one of the typical (and still very popular) traits of Czech dramatic creation. The theme of this charming fairy-tale opera is taken over from Bozena Nemcova folk tale of the same name about the brazen and fearless Kate, the wily shepherd Jirka and the duped devil Marbuel. Dvorak created a masterly patchwork of contrasting scenes - folksy, breezy, fiendishly fervent and courtly noble. Owing to the inspired invention with musical motifs and orchestra instrumentation, The Devil and Kate is a thoroughly original work from beginning to end, one that surpasses Dvorak previous operas in many respects.

NOVEMBER 22, LA TRAVIATA by Giuseppe Verdi
This staging of La Traviatta is one of the Prague State Opera´s most popular productions. In this work, based on the novel La Dame aux camelias by A. Dumas Jr., Verdi created the first major opera that deals with contemporary social issues.

DECEMBER 15, DON GIOVANNI by Mozart
In the summer of 2018, the Estates Theatre will host performances of the legendary Don Giovanni production directed by Vaclav Kaslik, which received its premiere in 1969. The sets, designed by Josef Svoboda, inventively encompass the architectural elements of the auditorium itself, integrating the proscenium boxes as the main component of the scenery, and thus capitalising on the fact that the Estates Theatre was the venue of the world premiere of the Opera of Opera. The opening night, on 29 October 1787, was conducted by the composer himself. The opera will be performed in the original Italian, with Czech and English subtitles.

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