Smetana’s Litomyšl
National festival | 10. 6. - 6. 7. 2021
Ceremonial Opening Concert
Friday 16th June, 19.00 hrs, Castle Courtyard
Bedřich Smetana: Overture to the opera The Bartered Bride
Petr Iljič Čajkovskij: Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Poem Op. 32
Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra D major Op. 77
Josef Špaček – violin, Czech Philharmonic, conductor Semjon Byčkov
C 690 CZK • B 790 CZK • A 1.190 CZK
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 1
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 21.15 hrs
Houston Symphony Chorus
Saturday 17th June, 15.00 hrs, Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross
Negro Spirituals
Arr. Moses Hogan: My Soul has been Anchored in the Lord
Arr. Robert Shaw/Alice Parker: I Got Shoes
Arr. Norman Luboff: Deep River
Arr. Moses Hogan: Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel
Leonard Bernstein: Missa Brevis, for counter-tenor, mixed chorus and percussion
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C “Coronation” KV 317
Antonín Dvořák: Te Deum, for soloists, choir and orchestra Op. 103
Václav Polívka – counter-tenor
Lucie Vagenknechtová – soprano
Stanislava Jirků – mezzo-soprano
Richard Samek – tenor
Daniel Klánský – bass
Houston Symphony Chorus
Choirmaster Betsy Cook Weber
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Conductor Marek Štilec
C 90 CZK • B 190 CZK • A 390 CZK
Number of intermissions: 0
Estimated end: 16.20 hrs
Gala Concert – A Visit to the Vienna State Opera
Saturday 17th June, 20.00 hrs, Castle Courtyard
The programme of the gala concert of the foremost soloists of the Vienna State Opera of arias, duets and trios as well as songs and perennial favourites
Inc. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gioacchino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Leo Delibes, Jacques Offenbach, Francesco P. Tosti, Franz Lehár…
Valentina Nafornita – soprano
Rachel Frenkel – mezzosoprano
Adam Plachetka – baritone
PKF – Prague Philharmonia
Conductor Guillermo García Calvo
C 790 CZK • B 890 CZK • A 1.290 CZK
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 1
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 22.15 hrs
Letters From England
Sunday 18th June, 15.00 hrs, Castle Riding Hall
Premiere of a literary-musical programme with readings from Letters from England by Karel Čapek, Three Men in a Boat by Jerome Klapka Jerome and the music of Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten, Leroy Anderson, Scott Joplin and others
Jan Šťastný – recitation
Parnas Ensemble
Artistic leader Jan Nykrýn
C 190 CZK • B 290 CZK • A 390 CZK
No translation available
Number of intermissions: 0
Estimated end: 16.15 hrs
Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra
Sunday 18th June, 19.30 hrs, Castle Courtyard
Wojciech Kilar: Krzesany, symphonic poem
Henryk M. Górecki: Totus Tuus, for acapella mixed choir Op. 60
Karol Szymanowski: Stabat Mater, for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra
Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings, selection of music from the film trilogy
arr. John Whitney The Fellowship of the Ring
arr. Jerry Brubaker The Two Towers
arr. Victor López The Return of the King
Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk – soprano
Agnieszka Rehlis – mezzosoprano
Robert Gierlach – bass
Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, choirmaster Petr Fiala
Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Marek Pijarowski
C 490 CZK • B 590 CZK • A 890 CZK
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 1
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 21.45 hrs
20th Concert by Popular Request: Vojtěch Dyk & The Puppini Sisters & B-Side Band (1)
Monday 19th June, 20.00 hrs, Castle Courtyard
Jubilee concert from the popular cycle brings quality swing, popjazz, funky bebop and Latin in the original arrangements and performed by Vojtěch Dyk and the London vocal trio of the The Puppini Sisters
Vojtěch Dyk
The Puppini Sisters – Emma Smith, Kate Mullins, Marcella Puppini
B-Side Band, Bandleader Josef Buchta
C 990 CZK • B 1.190 CZK • A 1.490 CZK
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 22.00 hrs
20th Concert by Popular Request: Vojtěch Dyk & The Puppini Sisters & B-Side Band (2)
Tuesday 20th June, 20.00 hrs, Castle Courtyard
Jubilee concert from the popular cycle brings quality swing, popjazz, funky bebop and Latin in the original arrangements and performed by Vojtěch Dyk and the London vocal trio of the The Puppini Sisters
Vojtěch Dyk
The Puppini Sisters – Emma Smith, Kate Mullins, Marcella Puppini
B-Side Band, Bandleader Josef Buchta
C 990 CZK • B 1.190 CZK • A 1.490 CZK
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 22.00 hrs
Afflatus Quintet
Wednesday 21st June, 19.30 hrs, Castle Riding Hall
Antonín Rejcha: Wind Quintet in E-flat major Op. 88 No. 2
Theodor Blumer: Quintet for Wind Instruments Op. 52
Joseph Haydn: Divertimento No. 1 B major “Saint Anthony Chorale”
Leoš Janáček: Youth, wind sextet
Afflatus Quintet
Roman Novotný – flute • Jana Brožková – oboe • Vojtěch Nýdl – clarinet • Ondřej Roskovec – bassoon • Radek Baborák – French horn
Petr Valášek – bass clarinet as a guest
C 190 CZK • B 290 CZK • A 390 CZK
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 21.00 hrs
A Night at Nové Hrady Chateau (1)
Wednesday 21st June, 21.00 hrs, Nové Hrady u Litomyšle
Period entertainment, music, dance and refreshment in the style of Lapidario del Sgnr. Haendel and a performance of the Czech premiere of the serenade from 1708
Georg Friedrich Händel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
Aci Michaela Kušteková-Popik
Galatea Markéta Cukrová
Polifemo Ivo Hrachovec
Concerto Aventino
Director of the Lapidario del Sgnr. Haendel Magdalena Švecová
Performance director Dominik Beneš
Conductor Jakub Kydlíček
1.500 CZK
Price of the ticket includes optional transfer from Litomyšl to the venue and back
Find more at www.baroknidivadlo.cz
In case of bad weather the performance will take place indoors
Estimated end: midnight
Jaroslav Tůma: My Country
Thursday 22nd June, 19.30 hrs, Chapter Church of the Raising of the Holy Cross
Organ improvisation on themes from the My Country cycle of symphonic poems by Bedřich Smetana
Jaroslav Tůma – organ
290 CZK
Number of intermissions: 0
Estimated end: 20.50 hrs
A Night at Nové Hrady Chateau (2)
Thursday 22nd June, 21.00 hrs, Nové Hrady u Litomyšle
Period entertainment, music, dance and refreshment in the style of Lapidario del Sgnr. Haendel and a performance of the Czech premiere of the serenade from 1708
Georg Friedrich Händel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
Aci Michaela Kušteková-Popik
Galatea Markéta Cukrová
Polifemo Ivo Hrachovec
Concerto Aventino
Director of the Lapidario del Sgnr. Haendel Magdalena Švecová
Performance director Dominik Beneš
Conductor Jakub Kydlíček
1.500 CZK
Price of the ticket includes optional transfer from Litomyšl to the venue and back
Find more at www.baroknidivadlo.cz
In case of bad weather the performance will take place indoors
Estimated end: midnight
Gioacchino Rossini: The Barber Of Seville!!!
Friday 23rd June, 21.00 hrs, Castle Courtyard
A comic opera in two acts, which on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the first performance has been translated to Czech by Jaromír Nohavica
Performed in Czech with Czech and English surtitles
The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Ostrava Opera Ensemble
Director Ondřej Havelka
Conductor Marko Ivanović
C 490 CZK • B 590 CZK • A 890 CZK
Book your seats for three shows in the row: Ticket Package No. 2
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 23.30 hrs
A Night at Nové Hrady Chateau (3)
Friday 23rd June, 21.00 hrs, Nové Hrady u Litomyšle
Period entertainment, music, dance and refreshment in the style of Lapidario del Sgnr. Haendel and a performance of the Czech premiere of the serenade from 1708
Georg Friedrich Händel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
Aci Michaela Kušteková-Popik
Galatea Markéta Cukrová
Polifemo Ivo Hrachovec
Concerto Aventino
Director of the Lapidario del Sgnr. Haendel Magdalena Švecová
Performance director Dominik Beneš
Conductor Jakub Kydlíček
1.500 CZK
Price of the ticket includes optional transfer from Litomyšl to the venue and back
Find more at www.baroknidivadlo.cz
In case of bad weather the performance will take place indoors
Estimated end: midnight
The One Who Knows How to Play on Golden Strings
Saturday 24th June, 15.00 hrs, Castle Riding Hall
Bedřich Smetana: Vyšehrad* • Vltava • Šárka*
(Arr.: Hanuš Trneček, Jana Boušková)
Antonín Dvořák: The American Suite in A major Op. 98
Bedřich Smetana: Evening Songs*
(Arr.: Jana Boušková)
* 1st performance
Jana Boušková – harp
Richard Novák – bass
C 190 CZK • B 290 CZK • A 390 CZK
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 16.30 hrs
Bedřich Smetana: The Secret
Saturday 24th June, 21.00 hrs, Castle Courtyard
A new production of this comic opera in three acts to a libretto by Eliška Krásnohorská within Smetana’s opera cycle 2024
Performed in Czech with Czech and English surtitles
The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Ostrava Opera Ensemble
Director Tomáš Studený
Conductor Jakub Klecker
C 490 CZK • B 590 CZK • A 890 CZK
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 2
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 23.30 hrs
A Night at Nové Hrady Chateau (4)
Saturday 24th June, 21.00 hrs, Nové Hrady u Litomyšle
Period entertainment, music, dance and refreshment in the style of Lapidario del Sgnr. Haendel and a performance of the Czech premiere of the serenade from 1708
Georg Friedrich Händel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
Aci Michaela Kušteková-Popik
Galatea Markéta Cukrová
Polifemo Ivo Hrachovec
Concerto Aventino
Director of the Lapidario del Sgnr. Haendel Magdalena Švecová
Performance director Dominik Beneš
Conductor Jakub Kydlíček
1.500 CZK
Price of the ticket includes optional transfer from Litomyšl to the venue and back
Find more at www.baroknidivadlo.cz
In case of bad weather the performance will take place indoors
Estimated end: midnight
A Tribute to the Slavonic Soul
Sunday 25th June, 15.00 hrs, Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross
Religious works by Slavonic composers – from masters of vocal polyphony, baroque up to these days, as performed by a Slovenian vocal sextet
The programme includes:
Jacobus Handl Gallus, Jan Dismas Zelenka, Stepan Anikiyevich Degtyarev, Antonín Dvořák, Stevan Mokranjac, Pavel Česnokov, Romuald Twardowski, Damijan Močnik, Blaž Strmole
Ingenium Ensemble
Zala Strmole – soprán
Mirjam Strmole – mezzosoprán
Blaž Strmole, Domen Anžlovar – tenor
Matjaž Strmole – baryton
Jan Kuhar – bas
C 90 CZK • B 190 CZK • A 290 CZK
Number of intermissions: 0
Estimated end: 16.20 hrs
The Fantastic Czech Sinfonietta
Sunday 25th June, 19.30 hrs, Castle Courtyard
Julian Steckel, a young German virtuoso, will render one of the most beloved works of Antonin Dvořák; then the castle courtyard will resound with the tones of the spectacular Berlioz's symphony
Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture Op. 84
Antonín Dvořák: Concerto for cello and orchestra in B Minor Op. 104
Hector Berlioz: Fantastical Symphony Op. 14 ”An Episode in the Life of an Artist”
Julian Steckel – cello
Czech Sinfonietta
Conductor Radek Baborák
C 490 CZK • B 590 CZK • A 890 CZK
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 2
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 21.45 hrs
100 Tagú Cigányzenekar Budapest
Monday 26th June, 19.30 hrs, Castle Courtyard
The world-renowned Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra made up of hundred of virtuosos performs paraphrases of works by classical composers (inc. Johannes Brahms, Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály) and impressive renditions of Hungarian folk songs, ballads and Czardas
100 Tagú Cigányzenekar Budapest (Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra)
Artistic director József Lendvai Csócsi
C 1.490 CZK • B 1.790 CZK • A 2.490 CZK
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 21.45 hrs
Shlomo Mintz & Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
Tuesday 27th June, 19.30 hrs, Castle Courtyard
The world-famous virtuoso Shlomo Mintz performs Paganini’s 1st violin concerto, famed for its difficulty followed by the monumental 1st symphony by Gustav Mahler called the Titan
Niccolo Paganini: Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major No. 1 Op. 6
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major ”Titan”
Shlomo Mintz – violin
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Tomáš Netopil
C 590 CZK • B 690 CZK • A 990 CZK
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 21.30 hrs
Hommage à Bach
Wednesday 28th June, 19.30 hrs, Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross
Johann Sebastian Bach:
„Ich habe genug“, Church Cantata for the Purification of Mary BWV 82
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor BWV 1067
„Non Sa Che Sia Dolore”, cantata BWV 209
Gabriela Eibenová – soprano
Martina Bernášková – flute
Ensemble Inégal
Adam Viktora – organ, harpsichord, artistic director
C 90 CZK • B 190 CZK • A 390 CZK
Number of intermissions: 0
Estimated end: 20.45 hrs
Monteverdiana
Thursday 29th June, 19.30 hrs, Castle Riding Hall
Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals of War and Love
In the premier of the programme dedicated to the 450th anniversary of the birth of C. Monteverdi will be heard a selection from his 6th and 8th books of madrigals and instrumental compositions by T. Merula, B. Storace, G. Kapsberger, etc.
Hana Blažíková, Michaela Riener – soprano
Daniela Čermáková – alto
Vojtěch Semerád, Tomáš Lajtkep – tenor
Jaromír Nosek – bass
Cappella Mariana, artistic director Vojtěch Semerád
C 190 CZK • B 290 CZK • A 390 CZK
Number of intermissions: 0
Estimated end: 21.15 hrs
Rusalenka (1)
Friday 30th June, 14.00 hrs, Smetana’s House
Jiřina Marková Krystlíková: Rusalenka
Opera performance for children from the age of eight on motifs from the best known fairy-tale opera Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák.
Premier commissioned by the festival
Rusalka Šárka Stejskalová
Prince Martin Vydra
Water goblin Michael Kubička
Witch Tereza Papoušková
Soloist, choir and orchestra of the Prague Children’s Opera
Director Jiřina Marková Krystlíková
Conductor Jan Chalupecký
290 CZK
50% discount for children under 15 and students
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 15.30 hrs
Rusalenka (2)
Friday 30th June, 18.00 hrs, Smetana’s House
Jiřina Marková Krystlíková: Rusalenka
Opera performance for children from the age of eight on motifs from the best known fairy-tale opera Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák.
Premier commissioned by the festival
Rusalka Šárka Stejskalová
Prince Martin Vydra
Water goblin Michael Kubička
Witch Tereza Papoušková
Soloist, choir and orchestra of the Prague Children’s Opera
Director Jiřina Marková Krystlíková
Conductor Jan Chalupecký
290 CZK
50% discount for children under 15 and students
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 3
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 19.30 hrs
Valmont
Friday 30th June, 21.00 hodin, Castle Courtyard
“The game of seduction has a single rule. You must never fall in love.”
Based on the novel by Choderlos de Laclos Dangerous Liaisons the choreographer Libor Vaculík created a narrative, but essentially chamber ballet production about cynical lovers without love and their victims, on the borders between dance theatre and drama.
This performance is not suitable for children
Libretto Zdeněk Prokeš, Libor Vaculík
Music Franz Schubert, Pēteris Vasks
Choreography and direction Libor Vaculík
Ensemble of the Czech National Ballet
C 490 CZK • B 590 CZK • A 890 CZK
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 4
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 23.15 hrs
Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride (1)
Saturday 1st July, 15.30 hrs, Castle Courtyard
A comic opera in three acts; libretto Karel Sabina
Performed in Czech, with English and German surtitles
Mařenka Alžběta Poláčková / Petra Alvarez Šimková
Jeník Jaroslav Březina / Peter Berger
Kecal Zdeněk Plech / Jiří Sulženko
Vašek Václav Lemberk
Director Magdalena Švecová
Conductor Jaroslav Kyzlink
National Theatre Orchestra
National Theatre Chorus
With the participation of the Continuo Theatre under its artistic director Pavel Štourač, dancers and members of the Czech Philharmonic Children’s Choir
C 390 CZK • B 490 CZK • A 790 CZK
50% discount for children under 15 and students
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 3
Number of intermissions: 2
Estimated end: 18.30 hrs
Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride (2)
Saturday 1st July, 21.00 hrs, Castle Courtyard
A comic opera in three acts; libretto Karel Sabina
Performed in Czech, with English and German surtitles
Mařenka Alžběta Poláčková / Petra Alvarez Šimková
Jeník Jaroslav Březina / Peter Berger
Kecal Zdeněk Plech / Jiří Sulženko
Vašek Václav Lemberk
Director Magdalena Švecová
Conductor Jaroslav Kyzlink
National Theatre Orchestra
National Theatre Chorus
With the participation of the Continuo Theatre under its artistic director Pavel Štourač, dancers and members of the Czech Philharmonic Children’s Choir
C 390 CZK • B 490 CZK • A 790 CZK
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 4
Number of intermissions: 2
Estimated end: midnight
Bedřich No.1
Sunday 2nd July, 11.00 hrs, Smetana’s House
Bedřich Smetana was a number one composer – come and see it for Yourself at the first run of this interactive show. Beware: you'll even hear his No. 1 composition!
Petr Kadlec – commentary
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Conductor Marko Ivanović
290 CZK
50% discount for children under 15 and students
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 3
No translation available
Number of intermissions: 0
Estimated end: 12.15 hrs
Jan Václav Stamic: Missa Solemnis
Sunday 2nd July, 13.30 hrs, Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross
As part of the traditional thanksgiving mass celebrated by Mons. Tomáš Halík performed on the 300th anniversary of this key work by the native of Havlíčkův Brod Jan Václav Stamic
Soloist – in negotiation
University Choir of Pardubice, choirmaster Tomáš Židek
Continuo Mixed Choir Pardubice, choirmaster Lucie Gregorovič Fárová
Czech Chamber Soloists Brno, artistic leader Ivan Matyáš
Conductor Tomáš Židek
Admission free
Number of intermissions: 0
Estimated end: 15.00 hrs
Hommage à Jazz – Arturo Sandoval
Sunday 2nd July, 17.30 hrs, Castle Courtyard
Scott Joplin: Ragtime
Jazz Suite
Bohuslav Martinů: Le Jazz – movement for orchestra and vocals H. 168
Dmitrij Šostakovič: Tea for Two
George Gershwin: I got Rhythm
Arturo Sandoval: Concerto No. 2 for Trumpet and Orchestra
Karel Růžička: Celebration Jazz Mass, version with symphony orchestra
Arturo Sandoval – trumpet (10 Time GRAMMY Award Winner)
Michaela Šrůmová – soprano
Kühn Choir of Prague, choirmaster Marek Vorlíček
Litomyšl Pedagogical School Mixed Choir KOS, choirmaster Milan Motl
Karel Růžička Chamber Soloists
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Jan Kučera
C 690 CZK • B 790 CZK • A 1.190 CZK
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 4
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 19.45 hrs
Arturo Sandoval – Jam Session
Sunday 2nd July, 21.30 hrs, Castle Riding Hall
Jazz standards, blues, ballads, latin, fast, samba – night Jam Session by the world-famous trumpeter, piano and composer Arturo Sandoval with Jan Kučera and other top Czech musicians
Arturo Sandoval – trumpet, piano (10 Time GRAMMY Award Winner)
Jan Kučera – piano
Miroslav Hloucal – trumpet
Tomáš Baroš – double bass
and other guests…
C 290 CZK • B 390 CZK • A 490 CZK
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 23.00 hrs
Dagmar Pecková Gypsy
Monday 3rd July, 19.30 hrs, Castle Riding Hall
The life of gypsies and their music as inspiration in song cycles, virtuoso classical violin compositions in personal interpretations by Dagmar Pecková and 2016 Rodolfo Lipizer Prize Winner Olga Šroubková
Antonín Dvořák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane
Johannes Brahms: Gypsy Songs, Op. 103
Pablo de Sarasate: Gypsy Airs, Op. 20
Jevgenij Doga: Gypsies go to Heaven
Dagmar Pecková – mezzosoprano
Olga Šroubková – violin
Miroslav Sekera – piano
C 290 CZK • B 390 CZK • A 490 CZK
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 21.15 hrs
Amilchare Ponchielli: La Gioconda
Tuesday 4th July, 21.00 hrs, Castle Courtyard
An opera in four acts based on a drama by Victor Hugo to a libretto by Arrigo Boito. A tale of passionate and unrequited love, hatred, betrayal and revenge
Performed in Italian with Czech and English surtitles
La Gioconda Csilla Boross a.g.
Enzo Grimaldo Sung Kyu Park a.g.
Director Tomáš Pilař
Conductor Jaroslav Kyzlink
Soloists, choir and orchestra of the Janáček Opera of the National Theatre in Brno
C 490 CZK • B 590 CZK • A 890 CZK
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 5
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 23.30 hrs
Tales In The Key Of Life
Wednesday 5th July, 11.00 hrs, Castle Riding Hall
Talk show by Jiří Vejvoda on culture, art, artists and the media enriched by the piano compositions of Domenico Scarlatti, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Bedřich Smetana, Claude Debussy and Bohuslav Martinů
Jiří Vejvoda
Ivo Kahánek – piano
C 190 CZK • B 290 CZK • A 390 CZK
No translation available
Number of intermissions: 0
Estimated end: 12.15 hrs
Oskar Nedbal: Polish Blood
Wednesday 5th July, 21.00 hrs, Castle Courtyard
The most famous Czech operetta on three scenes on the theme of the tale by A. S. Pushkin The Squire’s Daughter and to a libretto by Leo Stein
Performed in Czech with Czech surtitles
Jan Zaremba, squire Jan Šťáva
Helena Andrea Široká
Count Boleslav Baraňski Jaroslav Březina a. g.
Bronio von Popiel Petr Levíček
Wanda Kwasiňská Marta Reichelová
Director Tomáš Pilař
Conductor Jakub Klecker
Soloists, choir and orchestra of the Janáček Opera of the National Theatre in Brno
C 490 CZK • B 590 CZK • A 890 CZK
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 5
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 23.45 hrs
Grand Finale: Va, Pensiero…
Thursday 6th July, 19.30 hrs, Castle Courtyard
The 59th Smetana’s Litomyšl culminates a visit to the kingdom of opera, with performances by combined Brno choirs of the most famous choral scenes and ensembles from Nabucco, Aida, Otello, Macbeth, La forza del destino, Cavalliera Rusticana, Madam Butterfly, Mephistopheles, Faust, Eugene Onegin, Dimitri and The Brandenburgers in Bohemia
Soloists and guests of the Janáček Opera of the National Theatre in Brno
Choir of the Janáček Opera of the National Theatre in Brno, choirmaster Josef Pančík
The Choir of Masaryk University, choirmaster Michal Vajda
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Ondrej Lenárd
The concert will be available for viewing at Monastery Gardens as part of the Afternoon with Saint-Gobain Adfors
The video broadcast will take place only in case of good weather
C 690 CZK • B 790 CZK • A 1.190 CZK
Book your seats for three shows in a row: Ticket Package No. 5
Number of intermissions: 1
Estimated end: 21.45 hrs
