April15 2026 (Wed)
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
| Date: | April 15, 2026 | 19:00 (Wed) |
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| Venue: | Prague State Opera |
| Duration: | approx. 3 hours |
| Intermission: | No |
| Status: | Available |
| Reviews: | (4) |
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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi, the great admirer of Shakespeare´s work
In Italian version with Czech and English surtitles
Uncontrolled ambition, irrational lust for power and mysterious oracles – these are the ingredients of the opera thriller and the first of the three unique creative unions between Giuseppe Verdi and William Shakespeare.
Throughout his life, the Italian master was an avid admirer of the Elizabethan playwright and when in the summer of 1846 he sought the subject for his tenth opera, he chose Macbeth.
A supreme operatic dramatist, Verdi recognised how much potential the story of the corrupting force of power offered and Piave’s libretto consistently respected the play’s story line.
In Macbeth, Verdi started pursuing the path towards musical drama, in which singing supplements the situation and reflects the characters’ psychology and inner emotions, with the dramatic content being far more important than bel canto.
Immediately after its premiere on 14 March 1847 at the Teatro alla Pergola in Florence, Macbeth set out on its triumphal journey across Europe and was staged in the original form until 1865, when Verdi substantially revised it for the Paris performance at the Théâtre-Lyrique.
Performing:
State Opera Orchestra
State Opera Chorus
Important:
- Please check the current conditions for admission to concerts.
- The purchased tickets cannot be returned or exchanged.
- There is a screen with subtitles on each seat.
- One 20-minute intermission
- Theatre is a cultural institution. Please respect the common principles of appropriate behaviour and clothing.
- The program may be subject to change.
- No discounts are provided.
- The price includes service fee of 3,7 € (100,- CZK)
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Prague State Opera
| Address: | Wilsonova 4 , Praha 1 |
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| Capacity: | 989 |
| Type: | Theatre |
| Winter heating: | Yes |
| Wheelchair access: | Yes |
Prague State Opera is one of the most important music scenes in Europe & one of the stages of The National Theatre
Visit the recently re-opened and newly refurbished grand opera house with a noteworthy history where many world renown artists have worked here making each performance a prime cultural event.
History:
This Neo-classical edifice was built in 1883 by the German Theatre Association as a reaction of German minority in Prague to the opening of the Prague National Theatre. As the New German Theatre it soon gained international acclaim for its inovative repertoire and artistic leadership including such names as Angelo Neumann, Alexander Zemlinski or Georg Szell.
Nowadays, famous operas, as well as pieces unjustly overlooked or unknown in the Czech Republic are introduced in the State Opera gaining the theatre a reputation of one of the best European scenes where you can enjoy watching mainly opera and ballet performances.
How to get there:
- Accessibility by public transport:
metro A (green line) or C (red line) - Muzeum station - Nearest car parking:
Garage Museum, Wilsonova 732/6, Prague 1
Please note:
- There is a screen with subtitles on each seat.
STAVROS SFAKIOTAKIS | February 14, 2025 | 19:00 (Fri)
School visit from a greek school to the opera. Most students have never attended opera and they were thrilled by the spectacle, the opera building and the music.