Interim Programme 2012

INTERIM PROGRAMME
54TH SMETANA'S LITOMYŠL INTERNATIOINAL OPERA FESTIVAL 2012
HOMMAGE TO THE PERNSTEINS - MUSIC IN ARCHITECTURE

Thursday 14 and Friday 15 June, 19.30 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
CEREMONIAL OPENING CONCERT
Bedřich Smetana: Wallensteins Lager, op. 14, symphonic poem
Claude Debussy: La Mer (The Sea), L. 109, three symphonic sketches
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for piano and orchestra, Op. 23 
Fazil Say - piano, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Jakub Hrůša

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

Saturday 16 June 2012, 17.00 hrs, Fabrika Cultural Centre 
FAZIL SAY - OFF-SITE CONCERT IN SVITAVY
Recital by a world-class pianist. The programme will feature, for example, Johann Sebastian Bach, Bedřich Smetana and the performer's own compositions.
Fazil Say - piano

250 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 100 CZK

Saturday 16 June, 21.00 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
Bedřich Smetana: THE BARTERED BRIDE
Comic opera in three acts to the libretto by Karel Sabina
Opera Ensemble of the Moravian Theatre Olomouc, director Michael Tarant, conductor Petr Šumník

A 790 CZK • B 490 CZK • C 390 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 270 CZK • 50% discount for children under 15 and students

Sunday 17 June, 19.30 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
STARS OF THE OPERATIC SKY - MARCELLO GIORDANI
Gala concert by a famous American tenor - the first in the Czech Republic!
Marcello Giordani - tenor, Prague Philharmonic Choir,  
Symphonic Orchestra of the Czech Radio, conductor Steven Mercurio 

A 1290 CZK • B 990 CZK • C 790 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 450 CZK                                                                                                      

Monday 18 June, 18.00 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
Jiří Teml: THE DEVIL AND KATE or THE HELL IN HELL
Première of a children musical for soloists, choir and instrumental ensemble, libretto by Jan Tůma.
Kühn's Children's Choir, conductor Jiří Chvála. 

A 250 CZK • B 150 CZK • C 100 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 90 CZK • 50% discount for children under 15 and students

Tuesday 19 June and Wednesday 20 June, 21.00 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
PAVEL ŠPORCL - LA FOLIA
Violin virtuoso's project to the Baroque theme. The programme will include A. Vivaldi, J. B. Lully and a so far unknown violin concerto by J. K. Vaňhal (staged in cooperation with Znojmo Music Festival).
Pavel Šporcl - violin, The Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra

A 790 CZK • B 490 CZK • C 390 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 270 CZK

Thursday 21 June, 19.00 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Aaron Copland: The Promise of Living from the opera The Tender Land
Xi Wang: Czech première of a piece composed to mark the 40th anniversary of the ensemble
Antonín Dvořák: Carnival Ouverture, Op. 92
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Dallas Greater Youth Orchestra, conductor Richard Giangiulio

A 690 CZK • B 390 CZK • C 290 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 230 CZK • 50% discount for children under 15 and students

Friday 22 June, 21.00 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
Giacomo Puccini: LA BOHÉME
Festival premiere of the magnum opus of verismo in opera. Opera in four acts, libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
Prague State Opera, director Ondřej Havelka, conductor Ondrej Lenárd

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

Saturday 23 June, 11.00 hrs, Chapter Church
CONCERT TO THE THEME: B-A-C-H
Organist Jaromír Tůma and his guests interpret the music by J. S. Bach and composers inspired by him and his work.
Yoshimi Oshima - flute, Jaromír Tůma - organ

250 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 100 CZK

Saturday 23 June, 16.00 hrs and 21.00 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
JAROMÍR NOHAVICA TBA
Concerts will be confirmed in mid- February.

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

Sunday 24 June, 18.00 hrs and Monday 25 June, 19.30 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
CONCERT BY POPULAR REQUEST - DARK BLUE WORLD OF J. J.
The most popular songs and orchestra pieces from theatre performances, revues and films by Jiří Voskovec, Jan Werich and Jaroslav Ježek.
Vocal soloists, ReBelcanto Pardubice, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, conductor Marko Ivanović

A 790 CZK • B 490 CZK • C 390 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 270 CZK

Tuesday 26 June, 19.00 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC BAND
Concert of a renowned Japanese youth wind orchestra from Yokohama.
The programme will include also the Czech première of Prayer Music No. 1 - Dirge for Orchestra, written by Masaru Kawasaki thirty years after the bombing of Hiroshima.
Kanagawa University Symhonic Band, conductor Toshiro Ozawa

A 590 CZK • B 290 CZK • C 190 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 100 CZK • 50% discount for children under 15 and students

Wednesday 27 June, 21.00 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
BOHEMIA BALET
Gala evening featuring the best choreography from the ballet ensemble repertoire.
Bohemia balet, artistic leader Jaroslav Slavický

A 790 CZK • B 490 CZK • C 390 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 270 CZK

Thursday 28 June, 19.30 hrs, Smetana's House
MUSIC AND WORD
Luboš Fišer: Speaking to Music (melodrama for recitation, piano and strings to the lyrics by J. Pilka)
Jiří Pauer: Swan Song (for baritone and chamber orchestra to the lyrics by A.P. Chekhov)
Sylvie Bodorová: Kafka's Träume / Kafka's Dreams (melodrama for recitator and orchestra to the Czech and German texts by F. Kafka)
W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major KV 358 „Haffner")
Soňa Červená - recitation, Ivan Kusnjer - baritone, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Prague, conductor Marek Štilec

A 350 CZK • B 250 CZK • C 150 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 100 CZK

Friday 29 and Saturday 30 June, 21.00 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
Georges Bizet: CARMEN
Opera in four acts; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy.
Opera ensemble of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Ostrava,
director Marián Chudovský, conductor Robert Jindra

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

Saturday 30 June, 17.00 hrs, Dean Church of St. Wenceslas, Lanškroun
FOUR SEASONS - OFF-SITE CONCERT IN LANŠKROUN
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso da chiesa
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons and other compositions of the Italian Settecento
Ivan Ženatý - violin, Otakar Brousek - recitation
Barocco sempre giovane, artistic leader Josef Krečmer

250 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 100 CZK

Sunday 1 July, 18.00 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
HOMMAGE TO THE PERNSTEINS - RADEK BABORÁK AND VIENNESE CLASSICS
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Hob. I: VII "Le midi"
W. A. Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat for horn and orchestra, KV 495
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 "Fate"
Czech Sinfonietta, horn, artistic leader and conductor Radek Baborák

A 790 CZK • B 490 CZK • C 390 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 270 CZK

Sunday 1 July, 21.30 hrs, Chapter Church
SIMONA ŠATUROVÁ - GLORIA
Arias and songs by Baroque masters; featuring also G. F. Händel, J.S. Bach, Tarquinio Merula, Antonio Caldara...
Simona Šaturová - soprano, Collegium Marianum, artistic leader Jana Semerádová

250 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 100 CZK

Day TBA, 2nd Castle Courtyard
Giuseppe Verdi: LA TRAVIATA
Marie Fajtová in the leading role of the opera in three acts set to a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on La dame aux camélias.
Opera Ensemble of the National Theatre in Prague, director Jana Kališová, conductor Ondrej Lenárd

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

Wednesday 4 July, 20.00 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
THOMAS HAMPSON - LINGUA ANGELORUM
World première of orchestra songs by composer Sylvia Bodorová dedicated to one of the prominent contemporary baritones.
Thomas Hampson - baritone, Prague Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jiří Kout

A 1290 CZK • B 990 CZK • C 790 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 450 CZK                                                                                                      

Thursday 5 July, Friday 6 July and Saturday 7 July, 21.00 hrs
Gardens and Granary, Nové Hrady u Litomyšle Chateau
Henry Purcell: THE FAIRY QUEEN
Evening programme in the Nové Hrady rococo chatelet with an opera performance to the libretto based on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. The production was staged for the unique local Baroque open-air theatre, some parts of the opera will be performed in other areas of the chateau. The ticket price includes entry, refreshments and transport from Litomyšl and back.
Lenka Máčiková, Jiří Sulženko, Anna Hlavenková, Jaroslav Březina, Jan Šťáva, Boni Pueri, players on historic instruments, pantomime and dance ensemble to be confirmed
Director Marie Švecová, conductor David Švec

1500 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 500 CZK

Friday or Saturday (TBA), 2nd Castle Courtyard
Antonín Dvořák: THE JACOBIN
A new production of the opera in three acts that has been very well received by the audience and critique alike, libretto by Marie Červinková-Riegrová. Saturday early evening performance for parents with children.
Opera Ensemble of the National Theatre in Prague, Kühn's Children's Choir,
director Jiří Heřman, conductor Tomáš Netopil

A 790 CZK • B 490 CZK • C 390 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 270 CZK • 50% discount for children under 15 and students

Sunday 8 July, 18.00 hrs, 2nd Castle Courtyard
FINAL CONCERT - THE BIGGEST SYMPHONIC TRIVIA
C. Saint-Saëns • C. M. von Weber • R. Strauss • A. Khachaturian • Z. Fibich •
Ch. Sinding • R. Binge • N. Rimsky-Korsakov • A. Piazzola • J. Offenbach •
Finale: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Year 1812, Festival Ouverture in E flat major, Op. 49 with cannon fire
Orchestra of the Czech Armed Forces, cannon fire, Prague Symphony Orchestra,
conductor Libor Pešek

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

CHANGE OF PROGRAMME AND ARTISTS RESERVED!