Gala Opera and Ballet in Municipal House

Cast

Concert duration: approx. 65 minutes, without intermission.

Program:

W. A. Mozart – A Little Night Music, KV. 525 (selection)

W. A. Mozart – Don Giovanni: Giovanni and Zerlina’s duet “La ci darem la mano”

W. A. Mozart – The Magic Flute: Queen of the Night’s aria or Pamina’s aria

W. A. Mozart – The Marriage of Figaro: Figaro’s aria “Bravo signor padrone! … Se vuol ballare”

W. A. Mozart – The Marriage of Figaro: Figaro and Susanna’s duet “Cinque, dieci, venti”

P. I. Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake: Overture

P. I. Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake: Pas de Trois

P. I. Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake: Swan Theme

P. I. Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake: Neapolitan Dance (Tarantella)

A. Dvořák – Rusalka: Rusalka’s aria

J. Strauss II – Emperor Waltz, Op. 437

J. Strauss II – Die Fledermaus: Adele’s aria “Mein Herr Marquis”

J. Strauss II – The Gypsy Baron: Kálmán Zsupán’s aria “Ja, das Schreiben und das Lesen”

J. Strauss II – The Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314

J. Strauss I – Radetzky March, Op. 228

The concert will be performed by the Dvořák Symphony Orchestra Prague in a chamber-style ensemble, joined by leading Czech vocalists and ballet soloists (25 performers in total, including the pianist-conductor).

The ballet soloists will perform in period costumes.

Conductor: Martin Peschík

Venue

Municipal House Theater Prague

Municipal House (Czech: Obecní dům) is a civic building that houses Smetana Hall, a celebrate concert venue, in Prague, Czech Republic. Its address is Náměstí Republiky 5, next to the Powder Gate in the center of the city.
The Royal Court palace used to be located on the site of the Municipal House. From 1383 until 1485 the King of Bohemia lived on the property. After 1485, it was abandoned. It was demolished in the early 20th century. Construction of the current building started in 1905. It opened in 1912.[citation needed] The building was designed by Osvald Polívka and Antonín Balšánek.

The Municipal House was the location of the Czechoslovak declaration of independence.

The building is of the Art Nouveau architecture style. The building exterior has allegorical art and stucco. There is a mosaic called Homage to Prague by Karel Špillar over the entrance. On either side are allegorical sculpture groups representing The Degradation of the People and The Resurrection of the People by Ladislav Šaloun. Smetana Hall serves as a concert hall and ballroom. It has a glass dome.

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