St. Wenceslas
Nocturne

Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross

5
July 2025
10:00pm
4. July 2025

St. Wenceslas
Nocturne

Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross

5
July 2025
10:00pm
4. July 2025

A screening of the first Czechoslovakian epic film “Saint Wenceslas” – a silent film by Jan Stanislav Kolár from 1929 – accompanied by Vojtěch Semerád’s vocal ensemble Cappella Mariana. This unconventional St. Wenceslas nocturne will be an artistic tribute to the main patron saint of the Czech nation.

programme

Lord, have mercy on us
Hymn Saint Wenceslas

Guillaume de Machaut:
He!Mors

Antiphon Laudes canens Davidicas
Organum Mors
Hymn Lux vera lucis radium
Hymn O felicem genitricem

Guillaume de Machaut:
Inviolata genitrix

Kyrie Fons bonitatis
Hymn Martir Dei Wenceslaus
Motet Brumans est mors
Responsorium Media vita
Lay Otep myrhy
Planctus Quis dabit
Hymn Quae es ista
Lay Ach homo fragilis

Petrus Wilhelmi de Grudencz:
Prefulcitam expolitam

Codex Faenza
Carmina Burana
Speciálník Codex – Our dear Saint Wenceslas
Sequentia Dies irae

Johannes Ockeghem:
Requiem aeternam

performers

Cappella Mariana
Hana Blažíková
– soprano, gothic harp
Jakub Kydlíček – flutes
Vojtěch Semerád – tenor, violin
Tomáš Lajtkep – tenor, trombone
Ondřej Holub – tenor
Jaromír Nosek – bass
Artistic director Vojtěch Semerád

photogallery

venue / Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross

Modern reconstruction lent this majestic Baroque church a new appearance. It is now a place for contemplation, a gallery, and a concert hall.

More on venue The Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross

390 / 490 CZK
50% discount for ZTP and ZTP/P card holders

No intermission
Estimated end at 11.45pm

frequently asked questions

How do the sectors work?
Tickets purchased are not seat-specific tickets. Within the purchased sector, the spectator chooses his/her own seat, so early arrival is recommended. Access to the auditorium is allowed one hour before the start of the show.

Wheelchairs
We want to do everything possible to make things easy for people in wheelchairs. To purchase tickets, please contact our ticket sales department:
nazdravetska@smetanovalitomysl.cz, +420 602 457 338

performers

frequently asked questions

frequently asked questions

How do the sectors work?
Tickets purchased are not seat-specific tickets. Within the purchased sector, the spectator chooses his/her own seat, so early arrival is recommended. Access to the auditorium is allowed one hour before the start of the show.

Wheelchairs
We want to do everything possible to make things easy for people in wheelchairs. To purchase tickets, please contact our ticket sales department:
nazdravetska@smetanovalitomysl.cz, +420 602 457 338