In the year of the bicentenary of Bedřich Smetana’s birth, Smetana’s Litomyšl presents a complete series of the composer’s operas. Take the opportunity to buy them as part of a discounted package!
The Smetana L package offers 6 Smetana operas staged by the National Theatre Prague, the Moravian-Silesian National Theatre and the Slovak National Theatre Bratislava. The Czech Philharmonic with Jakub Hrůša and Kateřina Kněžíková will present a concert version of Libuše.
"When May comes, the time of love, the grove of songs will come to life again..."
Historical opera of three acts, libretto by Karel Sabina.
Smetana's operatic debut from 1862-63 premiered at the Provisional Theatre on 5th January 1866. This production was staged at Smetana's Litomyšl on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the premiere on 18th June 2016.
Presented in Czech with Czech and English surtitles.
Comic-romantic opera in three acts to a libretto by Eliška Krásnohorská.
The Devil's Wall is the last completed musical-dramatic work by the Litomyšl native. It premiered on 29th October 1882 at the Provisional Theatre under the baton of Adolf Čech and this production of the Moravian-Silesian National Theatre Ostrava was performed at Smetana's Litomyšl Festival also in the Year of Czech Music 2014.
Presented in Czech with Czech and English surtitles.
"The Czech nation will not end, it will gloriously overcome the horrors of hell!"
The new production (premiered on 24 May 2024) of Smetana's penultimate opera to a libretto by Eliška Krásnohorská was directed by Ondřej Havelka, a director with an excellent sense of musical theatre, stage humour and visually compelling storytelling.
The Secret, one of his most beautiful operas, was written in 1877 by a completely deaf composer. The premiere took place at the New Czech Theatre on 18th September 1878 under the baton of Adolf Čech.
Presented in Czech with Czech and English surtitles.
The new production of the poetic opera to a libretto by Eliška Krásnohorská is a tribute by the Opera of the Slovak National Theatre Bratislava, which started its activity with this title in 1920, to the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth.
The Kiss is the first opera that Bedřich Smetana composed in 1875-76 completely deaf. On premiere at the Provisional Theatre on 7th November 1876 he could not hear the cheers of the audience, so people shared their enthusiams by waving white scarves for him. Hubička is the third most frequently performed Czech opera after The Bartered Bride and Rusalka.
Presented in Czech with Czech and English surtitles.
The multifunctional hall was nominated for the European Union's Mies van der Rohe Award for Contemporary Architecture in 2007.
More on venue Festival Hallpresale from 27th 4.
How purchasing works:
The “buy a set” button takes you directly to the auditorium plan. All titles in the set take place in one venue, you only need to select your seat once. The selected seat is then assigned into all programmes in the package.
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Can I share tickets?
Yes – each show has its own ticket. Donating package tickets to loved ones is possible, even desirable :-).
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Yes – packages cannot be purchased at information centres or over the phone. The information line +420 461 049 232 can help you with your online purchase.
Wheelchairs
We want do everything possible to make things easy for people in wheelchairs. Therefore, to purchase tickets, please contact Jitka at nazdravetska@smetanovalitomysl.cz or +420 602 457 338.
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