St. Wenceslas
Nocturne

Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross

5.
July 2025
22:00
4. July 2025

St. Wenceslas
Nocturne

Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross

5.
July 2025
22:00
4. July 2025

A screening of the first Czechoslovakian epic film “Saint Wenceslas”, a silent film by Jan Stanislav Kolár from 1929, will be 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 Wenceslaus 

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 Wenceslaus

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 leader 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

tickets

Sales have not started yet.

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.