The Secret

Festival Hall

22.

June 2024
21:00

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!”

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venue / Festival Hall

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

Festival catalogue

A catalogue with all program details, Litomyšl tour guide with tourist tips how to get the most from your festival visit.

Collect your order at the entrance from our ushers upon your voucher.

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Intermission table

Private table with sparkling wine and refreshments.

Served in castle garden nearby during intermissions or before the show.

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Shuttle service

To all festival ticket holders we offer free transports from/to their accommodation facility outside the town of Litomyšl in distance up to 20 km, and from the train station in Česká Třebová.

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Adam Plachetka

Kalina

Zdeněk Plech

Malina

Jana Sibera

Blaženka

Aleš Briscein

Vít

Jan Chalupecký

conductor

1,390 / 1,190 / 1,090 / 990 CZK

50% discount for health disability cards holders

tickets

presale from 27th 4.

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number of free seats 43

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Ouverture at 8 p.m., Church of St. Anne

2 intermissions

Estimated end at midnight

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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

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.