Carmina Burana & Pictures at an Exhibition

Castle Courtyard

10.

June 2022
20:00

9. June 2022

This rendering of Bach’s chorale is heralding a festival project BACH XXII; we will listen to Mussorgsky’s Kartinky in an unusual way – in Leopold Stokowski’s orchestration. One of the most popular compositions – Carmina Burana by Carl Orff – will then resound in the castle courtyard in the second half of the show.

I received the book on that memorable day of Maundy Thursday 1934. When I opened it, my eye was caught on the very first page by the then famous image of Fortune turning the wheel of life. And below I read these verses: “O Fortuna, velut Luna, statu variabilis…”. I was stunned.

Carl Orff

Johann Sebastian Bach (Arr. Eugene Ormandy)

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme

orchestral arrangement of organ chorale BWV 645

Modest Petrovič Musorgskij (Arr. Leopold Stokowski)

Pictures at an Exhibition

orchestral suite

Carl Orff

Carmina Burana

Cantata for solo voices, mixed choir, children’s choir and orchestra

Fortuna imperatrix mundi / Fortuna reigns the world

Primo vere / Spring

Uf dem anger / In the Meadow

In taberna / In the tavern

Cour d’amours / The Court of Love

Blanziflor et Helena / Blanziflor and Helena

Fortuna imperatrix mundi / Fortuna reigns the world

photogallery

venue / Castle Courtyard

Each year, this courtyard, with its excellent acoustics and open arcades reminiscent of theater boxes, turns into a concert hall under the stars.

tickets

in a discounted package

2 Czech Philharmonic concerts with 20% discount

Pre concert talk at 7.00 p.m. an the Castle Riding Hall

1 intermission

Estimated end of the concert at 10.00 p.m.

performers overview

Simona Šaturová – soprano
Martin Šrejma – tenor
Jiří Rajniš – baritone
Kantiléna, children and youth choir under the Brno Philharmonic
Choirmaster Michal Jančík
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Choirmaster Lukáš Kozubík
Moravian Philharmonic Olomouc
Conductor Jakub Klecker

frequently asked questions

Bad Weather...
The performance takes place outdoors. If the usually pleasant summer skies aren’t obliging, an awning will take a few minutes to silently roll into place over the heads of the audience. Therefore, the performance will go ahead even if it rains. A few raindrops may fall in spots in Section C, which is why tickets for this section are sold for a discounted price.
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.
Tour of Smetana’s Birthplace
It’s almost as if intermission was created just for visiting Smetana’s birthplace, as it’s directly on the grounds.

performers

Simona Šaturová – soprano

Martin Šrejma – tenor

Jiří Rajniš – baritone

Kantiléna, children and youth choir under the Brno Philharmonic

Choirmaster Michal Jančík

Prague Philharmonic Choir

Choirmaster Lukáš Kozubík

Moravian Philharmonic Olomouc

Conductor Jakub Klecker

frequently asked questions

Bad Weather…

The performance takes place outdoors. If the usually pleasant summer skies aren’t obliging, an awning will take a few minutes to silently roll into place over the heads of the audience. Therefore, the performance will go ahead even if it rains. A few raindrops may fall in spots in Section C, which is why tickets for this section are sold for a discounted price.

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.

Tour of Smetana’s Birthplace

It’s almost as if intermission was created just for visiting Smetana’s birthplace, as it’s directly on the grounds.