Libuše - Kněžíková& Hrůša & Czech Philharmonic

smetana
litomysl

Smetana Litomysl / Programme /

Opera Series, Orchesters Series

Festival Hall

16.

June 2024
18:00

15. June 2024

18:00:00

“The Czech nation will not end, it will gloriously overcome the horrors of hell!”

The concert performance of Smetana’s opera is the main and most festive point of the bicentenary of the birth of the founder of Czech classical music at the festival that bears his name. A production of an iconic opera specially for Smetana’s birthplace.

The author composed the work as a historical tableau as early as 1872, but it was not premiered until the opening of the National Theatre on 11. June 1881.

Presented in Czech with Czech and English surtitles.

Ouvertura přímo ve Festivalové hale.

photogallery

venue / Festival Hall

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

tickets

in a discounted package

2 Czech Philharmonic concerts with 20% discount

Ouverture at 5 p.m. in Festival Hall
2 intermissions
Estimated end at 9:45 p.m.

performers overview

Libuše - Kateřina Kněžíková
Přemysl - Adam Plachetka
Alžběta Poláčková - Krasava
Václava Krejčí Housková - Radmila
Martin Bárta - Chrudoš
Richard Samek - Šťáhlav
Jiří Brückler - Radovan
Jan Št'áva - Lutobor
Reapers - Eva Esterková, Tamara Morozová,
Jarmila Vantuchová,
Martin Šrejma

Prague Philharmonic Choir

Choirmaster Lukáš Vasilek
Czech Philharmonic, partner orchestra of the Smetana's Litomyšl National Festival
Conductor Jakub Hrůša, principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, Ambassador of the Year of Czech Music, patron of the "Smetana200" project

frequently asked questions

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.

Why doesn't the auditorium plan always start with the front row?
The size of the auditorium depends on the size of the production or the performing ensemble. For example, at the operas, the orchestra takes the place of the first non-elevated rows. The first row is thus row 9 or 10.

performers

Libuše – Kateřina Kněžíková
Přemysl – Adam Plachetka
Alžběta Poláčková – Krasava
Václava Krejčí Housková – Radmila
Martin Bárta – Chrudoš
Richard Samek – Šťáhlav
Jiří Brückler – Radovan
Jan Št’áva – Lutobor
Reapers – Eva Esterková, Tamara Morozová,
Jarmila Vantuchová,
Martin Šrejma

Prague Philharmonic Choir

Choirmaster Lukáš Vasilek
Czech Philharmonic, partner orchestra of the Smetana’s Litomyšl National Festival
Conductor Jakub Hrůša, principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, Ambassador of the Year of Czech Music, patron of the “Smetana200” project

frequently asked questions

Why doesn’t the auditorium plan always start with the front row?
The size of the auditorium depends on the size of the production or the performing ensemble. For example, at the operas, the orchestra takes the place of the first non-elevated rows. The first row is thus row 9 or 10.