The Secret - Smetanova Litomyšl

smetana
litomysl

Festival Hall

22

June 2024
9:00pm

21. June 2024

The new production (premiered on 24 May 2024) of Smetana’s penultimate opera to a libretto by Eliška Krásnohorská was directed by Ondřej Havelka, a director with an excellent sense of musical theatre, stage humour and visually compelling storytelling.

The Secret, one of his most beautiful operas, was written in 1877 by a completely deaf composer. The premiere took place at the New Czech Theatre on 18th September 1878 under the baton of Adolf Čech.

Presented in Czech with Czech and English surtitles.

“May we all have enough of it, God’s gift and satisfaction!”

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 8 p.m., Church of St. Anne
2 intermissions
Estimated end at midnight

performers overview

Kalina - Adam Plachetka
Malina - Zdeněk Plech
Blaženka - Jana Sibera
Vít - Aleš Briscein

Ensemble of the Opera of the National Theatre Prague
Conductor Jan Chalupecký
Directed by Ondřej Havelka

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

Kalina – Adam Plachetka
Malina – Zdeněk Plech
Blaženka – Jana Sibera
Vít – Aleš Briscein

Ensemble of the Opera of the National Theatre Prague
Conductor Jan Chalupecký
Directed by Ondřej Havelka

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.