29.
June 2024
15:00
28. June 2024
29.
June 2024
15:00
28. June 2024

“Why should we not rejoice when the Lord God gives us health!”

The most popular Czech opera in a new stage adaptation for the Smetana’s Litomyšl National Festival is also the most frequently performed festival title. Bedřich Smetana composed it to a libretto by Karel Sabina in 1863-66; premiere 30. May 1866 at the Provisional Theatre. Although “Prodanka” was an immediate success, the author repeatedly revised it until the final 4. the 1870 version.

Modified version for parents with children.

Presented in Czech with Czech, English and German surtitles.

photogallery

venue / Festival Hall

The multifunctional hall was nominated for the European Union's Mies van der Rohe Award for Contemporary Architecture in 2007.

More on venue Festival Hall

890 / 990 / 1.090 / 1.290 CZK
50% discount for children under 15 and students
50% discount for ZTP and ZTP/P card holders

2 intermissions
Estimated end at 17.45

performers overview

Gretel - Pavla Vykopalová
Jeník - Peter Berger
chatterbox - Jiří Sulženko
Vašek – Vít Nosek
Esmeralda - Eva Esterková
Principal - Martin Zbrožek
Krushina - Jakub Tolas
Ludmila - Jitka Zerhauová
Mícha - David Nykl
Hata - Jana Hrochová
Indian - Tadeáš Hoza



Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno
ConductorJakub Klecker
Directed by Ondřej Havelka

 

frequently asked questions

Where to park?
We recommend parking in the upper part of Smetana Square near the Marian Column. The Festival Hall is about a 5-minute walk away.
Does the Festival Bus Line work for this performance?
Yes, BusLine Festival buses will take you on these routes:
1) Hradec Králové - Pardubice - Holice - Vysoké Mýto - Litomyšl and back,
2) Brno - Letovice - Svitavy - Litomyšl and back.
The service is free of charge, you just need to show a valid ticket. We recommend booking on +420 461 616 070. More information here.
Why is the tenth series the first series?
For opera performances, the orchestra is seated in the space of rows 1-9. The auditorium therefore begins with row no. 10.
Where does the overture take place?
The lector's introduction is prepared one hour before the start of the performance at St. Anna. You will pass the Baroque church with white plaster as you approach the Festival Hall.
Wheelchairs
We want do everything possible to make things easy for people in wheelchairs. To purchase tickets, please contact Jitka directly: nazdravetska@smetanovalitomysl.cz, +420 602 457 338.
More FAQs about the Festival Hall here...

performers

Gretel – Pavla Vykopalová
Jeník – Peter Berger
chatterbox – Jiří Sulženko
Vašek – Vít Nosek
EsmeraldaEva Esterková
Principal – Martin Zbrožek
Krushina – Jakub Tolas
Ludmila – Jitka Zerhauová
Mícha – David Nykl
Hata – Jana Hrochová
Indian – Tadeáš Hoza

Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno
ConductorJakub Klecker
Directed by Ondřej Havelka

 

frequently asked questions

frequently asked questions

Where to park?
We recommend parking in the upper part of Smetana Square near the Marian Column. The Festival Hall is about a 5-minute walk away.
Does the Festival Bus Line work for this performance?
Yes, BusLine Festival buses will take you on these routes:
1) Hradec Králové – Pardubice – Holice – Vysoké Mýto – Litomyšl and back,
2) Brno – Letovice – Svitavy – Litomyšl and back.
The service is free of charge, you just need to show a valid ticket. We recommend booking on +420 461 616 070. More information here.
Why is the tenth series the first series?
For opera performances, the orchestra is seated in the space of rows 1-9. The auditorium therefore begins with row no. 10.
Where does the overture take place?
The lector’s introduction is prepared one hour before the start of the performance at St. Anna. You will pass the Baroque church with white plaster as you approach the Festival Hall.
Wheelchairs
We want do everything possible to make things easy for people in wheelchairs. To purchase tickets, please contact Jitka directly: nazdravetska@smetanovalitomysl.cz, +420 602 457 338.
More FAQs about the Festival Hall here