Smetana: Opera Choruses… AND MORE!
An open-air concert. In case of bad weather, however, a roof is prepared.
PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
PRAGUE PHILHARMONIA
Lukáš Vasilek — conductor
Veronika Rovná — soprano
Pavel Švingr — bass
Marek Šulc — presenter
Selection of operas
Bohuslav Martinů
The Plays of Mary
Leoš Janáček
Jenůfa
Antonín Dvořák
Rusalka
Bedřich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
The Brandenburgers in Bohemia
The Kiss
The Secret
The Two Widows
Dalibor
An attractive concert offering a selection of the most famous choral scenes from operas by Bohuslav Martinů, Leoš Janáček, Antonín Dvořák, and from no fewer than six stage works by Bedřich Smetana.
The Prague Philharmonic Choir and the Prague Philharmonia under the direction of Lukáš Vasilek – one of today's most distinguished Czech choirmasters and conductors – present the chorus as the principal narrator of stories: from The Bartered Bride through the mysticism of The Plays of Mary to Janáček's Jenůfa. Solo parts will be sung by Veronika Rovná and Pavel Švingr, and the evening will be hosted by the festival's artistic director Marek Šulc.
Overture at 6:30 p.m. in the Castle Riding Hall. 1 intermission. Expected end at 9:30 p.m.
