The Two Widows

Festival Hall

13.

June 2024
21:00

12. June 2024

“When May comes, the time of love, the grove of songs will come to life again…”

A comic opera of two acts to a libretto by Emanuel František Züngel.

The fifth opera was composed by Bedřich Smetana in 1873-74. The premiere took place at the Provisional Theatre just 150 years ago, on 27<sup>th</sup> March 1874 under the baton of the composer. The Two Widows was performed twice in the first opera year of Smetana’s Litomyšl in 1949.

Presented in Czech with Czech and English surtitles.

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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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Lada Bočková

Karolína

Veronika Rovná

Anežka

Martin Javorský

Ladislav

František Zahradníček

Mumlal

Marek Šedivý

conductor

This concert will be broadcast
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50% discount for health disability cards holders

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

1 intermission

Estimated end at midnight

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performers

Karolína – Lada Bočková
Anežka – Veronika Rovná
Mumlal – František Zahradníček

Moravian-Silesian National Theatre
Conductor Marek Šedivý
Directed by Rocc

Karolína – Lada Bočková

Anežka – Veronika Rovná

Mumlal – František Zahradníček

Moravian-Silesian National Theatre

Conductor Marek Šedivý

Directed by Rocc

Karolína - Lada Bočková

Anežka - Veronika Rovná

Mumlal - František Zahradníček

Moravian-Silesian National Theatre

Conductor Marek Šedivý

Directed by Rocc

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.