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Libuše at The National Theatre

Dates: (9/27/2013 - 5/8/2014 )

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The National Theatre


Ostrovní 1
Praha 1,Praha 1 112 30

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Tickets: 180 Kc - 950 Kc

Running Time: 3 hours and 15 minutes, 2 intermissions

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Libuše is not only a supreme festival opera; it also represents a significant symbol of Czech national culture. Although Bed?ich Smetana completed it in 1872, the work was only staged nine years later, to mark the first opening of the National Theatre. The opera is primarily intended for celebratory occasions and even nowadays the National Theatre only performs it on special occasions and state holidays. In Libuše, Smetana masterfully treated the legend of the mythical Czech Princess and the feud between two brothers resulting in conciliation and the picture of a prophecy of the joyful future of the Czech nation. Libuše is inseparably connected with modern Czech history and the history of the National Theatre, where it was staged many times in the past as a work exceptional owing to its humanistic and social message. The titular role has always been portrayed by leading National Theatre Opera soloists. In the current production, Libuše is sung by the world-renowned Czech soprano Eva Urbanová.

Cast and Creative team for Libuše at The National Theatre

Musical preparation: Oliver Dohnányi
Conductor: Tomáš Netopil, Jan Chalupecký
Stage director: Petr Novotný
Sets: Ivo Žídek ml.
Costumes: Irena Greifová
Chorus preparation: Milan Malý
Chorus master: Pavel Van?k

Eva Urbanová
Helena Kaupová
Jitka Svobodová
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