Wednesday 18 June 2008, 21:00, Litomyšl, 2nd Castle Courtyard
Festive opera in three acts to the text of Josef Wenzig and Ervín Špindler.
Performed in Czech, English and German subtitles.
In the title role Eva Urbanová, Opera of the National Theatre in Prague.
Director Petr Novotný, conductor Oliver Dohnányi
Sector A 890 CZK • Sector B 690 CZK • Sector C 490 CZK • Wheelchairs 90 CZK
- tickets
Off-site concert in Svitavy
Thursday 19 June 2008, 19:30, Svitavy, Grand Hall, Fabrika Cultural Centre
Miloslav Kabeláč:Symphony No.4 in A , Op.36 " Camerata"
Richard Wagner:Five Songs on poems by Mathilde Wesendonk
John Williams: Composition from Schindler's List
Gustav Mahler:Five Songs on poems by Friedrich Rückeret
Thursday 19 June 2008 21:00,Litomyšl, 2nd Castle Courtyard
A rehearsal of new opera production is open for public.
No seat reservation, entrance fee: adult 100 CZK, children 50 CZKTickets
Bedřich Smetana: Bartered Bride
Friday 20 June 2008, 21:00, Litomyšl, 2nd Castle Courtyard
public rehearsal Thursday 19 June 2008 21:00
A comic opera in three acts to the libretto of Karel Sabina.Stage premiere - coproduction between the National Theatre in Prague and Smetana's Litomyšl.
Performed in Czech, English and German subtitles
Opera of the National Theatre in Prague.Director Magdalena Švecová, conductor Ondrej Lenárd.
Saturday 21 June 2008, 11:00, Litomyšl, Chapter Church of the Raising of the Holy Cross
Charles-Maria Widor:Toccana from Symphony for OrganNo.5 in F minor,Op.42Léon Boëlmann:Gothic suite,Op.25Antonín Dvořák:Symphony no.9 in E minor,Op.92" New World Symphony"
(Czech premiere of the symphony transcription).
Saturday 21 June 2008, 16:00, Litomyšl, Smetana's House
Josef Suk:Elegy for piano,violin andcello, Op.23Bedřich Smetana:Trio in G minor for piano,violin and cello,Op.15 Pjotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:Trio in A minor for piano,violin and cello ,Op.50"In memory of a Great Artist"
The Smetana Trio: Jana Nováková - violin, Jitka Čechová - piano, Jan Páleníček - cello.
Sector A 150 CZK • Sector B 120 CZK • Sector C 100 CZK
- tickets
Bedřich Smetana: Bartered Bride
Saturday 21 June 2008, 21:00, Litomyšl, 2nd Castle Courtyard
public rehearsal Thursday 19 June 2008 21:00
A comic opera in three acts to the libretto of Karel Sabina.Stage premiere - coproduction between the National Theatre in Prague and Smetana's Litomyšl.
Performed in Czech, English and German subtitles
Opera of the National Theatre in Prague.Director Magdalena Švecová, conductor Ondrej Lenárd.
Sunday 22 June 2008, 10:15, Litomyšl, Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross
Traditional thanksgiving service
Main celebrant: Prof. Tomáš Halík
Music accompaniment: Johann Sebastian Bach - selection of church cantatas
Kühn's Mixed Choir, Choirmaster: Marek Vorlíček
Soloists of the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice Conductor: Jaroslav Brych
Free entrance
Edvard Hagerup Grieg: Peer Gynt
Sunday 22 June 2008, 18:00 hodin, Litomyšl, 2nd Castle Courtyard
Concert version of the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's drama. Performed in Czech, no subtitles
Actors:Jiří Langmajer, Pavel Soukup, Marika Procházková
Singers:Václav Sibera, Jitka Burgetová, Jana Sýkorová
Choir and orchestra of the State Opera in Prag
. Conducor Guillaume Tourniaire
Sector A 490 CZK • Sector B 390 CZK • Sector C 290 CZK • Wheelchairs 50 CZK - tickets
Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco
Monday 23 June 2008, 21:00, Litomyšl, 2nd Castle Courtyard
Grand opera in four acts, libretto by Temistocle Solera.
Sector A 690 CZK • Sector B 390 CZK • Sector C 290 CZK • Wheelchairs 70 CZK - Tickets
24 June 2008
Gershwin - Bernstein
Wednesday 25 June 2008, 19:00, Litomyšl, 2nd Castle Courtyard
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Cuban Overture, I Got Rhythm
Leonard Bernstein: Symphony no. 3 Kaddish
Fazil Say - piano, Soňa Červená - narrator,
Edita Adlerova - mezzosporan
Bonifantes boy's choir Pardubice, Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
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conductor Leoš Svárovský
Sector A 690 CZK • Sector B 390 CZK • Sector C 290 CZK • Wheelchairs 70 CZK - tickets
Lukáš Hurník: The Angels
Thursday 26 June 2008, 18:00, Litomyšl, Smetana's House
Operatic show on musical angels with devilish inclinations to the libretto by Petr Čenský.Performance for children and youth over 10 years of age
Performed in Czech, no subtitles.
Children´s Opera Prague,
director: Gabriela Haukvicová , conductor: Jan Kučera
Entrance fee: 150 CZK, no seat reservation - tickets
Petr Eben: Job
Thursday 26 June 2008, 20:30, Litomyšl, Chapter Church of the Raising of the Holy Cross
Cycle of organ compositions with reading from The Old Testament
Dedicated to the memory of prof.Petr Eben
Sector A 890 CZK • Sector B 690 CZK • Sector C 490 CZK • Wheelchairs 90 CZK - tickets
Near Voices from Afar
Saturday 28 June 2008, 21:30, Litomyšl, Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross
Meditative inter-religion project; a musical meeting of two spiritual cultures.
Association of Japanese Buddhist monks Gyosan-ryu Tendai shomyo, artistic director Saikawa Buntai, Schola Gregoriana Pragensis, artistic director David Eben.
Entrance fee 250 CZK, no seat reservation -
tickets
Gioacchino Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Sunday 29 June 2008, 21:00, Litomyšl, 2nd Castle Courtyard
A comic opera in two acts, libretto Cesare Sterbini.
Performed in Italian, Czech subtitles
Sector A 690 CZK • Sector B 390 CZK • Sector C 290 CZK • Wheelchairs 70 CZK - tickets
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Monday 30 June 2008, 21:00, Litomyšl, 2nd Castle Courtyard
A ballet on the timeless lovers and their unrequited love.
Libretto according to the tragedy of the same title by William Shakespeare written by L. Lavrovsky, S. Prokofiev and S. Radlov.
Sector A 690 CZK • Sector B 390 CZK • Sector C 290 CZK • Wheelchairs 70 CZK - tickets
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday 01 July 2008, 18:00 hodin, Litomyšl, 2nd Castle Courtyard
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Cosi fan tutte (Overture), Robert Beaser: Evening Prayer - Composition commisioned by BYSO, Leonard Bernstein/Frank Bennett: West Side - Variants, Antonín Dvořák: Symphony no. in G major, Op.88 "English".
Sector A 390 CZK • Sector B 290 CZK • Sector C 190 CZK • Wheelchairs 40 CZK - tickets
Vivat Carolus Quartus
Wednesday 02 July 2008, 17:30, Litomyšl, Castle, Small Theatre
Concert homage to the Father of our Nation, Charles IV.
Music composed and performed on guitar by Štěpán Rak, from the Morality of Charles IV narrated by Alfréd Strejček. Performed in Czech.
Sector A 290 CZK • Sector B 190 CZK • Sector C 50 CZK (seats with limited visibility) - tickets
17:30
Sylvie Bodorová: Mojžíš (Moses)
Thursday 03 July 2008, 21:00, Litomyšl, 2nd Castle Courtyard
Oratorio to the libretto by the composer according to the Old Testament
for soloists, narrators, children's and mixed choir and grand orchestra.
World Premiere - composition commissioned for the 50th anniversary of Smetana‘s Litomyšl International Opera Festival.
Saturday 05 July 2008, 19:00, Litomyšl, 2nd Castle Courtyard
Ceremonial closing concert, a programme of arias and operatic duets from:
Giacomo Puccini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacques Offenbach, Leo Delibes etc.
Sunday 22 June 2008, 18:00 hodin, Litomyšl, 2nd Castle Courtyard
