December23 2025 (Tue)
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
| Date: | December 23, 2025 | 11:00 (Tue) |
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| Venue: | Prague State Opera |
| Duration: | approx. 3 hours |
| Intermission: | Yes (20 minutes) |
| Status: | Available |
| Reviews: | (16) |
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The Hänsel und Gretel opera by E. Humperdinck is inspired by the Grimm brothers fairy tale
In Czech with Czech and English surtitles
The popular opera, inspired by the Grimm brothers’ fairy tale, is the work of the German composer Engelbert Humperdinck and his sister Adelheid Wette, who wrote the libretto and adapted rather macabre story, adding the characters of the Sandman and the Dew Fairy, as well as the instrumental dream pantomime scene in the forest, and concluding it with the resurrection of the witch’s victims and the happy reunion between the children and their parents.
With the music written in the grand Wagnerian romantic style, Humperdinck’s opera also contains folk rhythms, songs for children and old melodies. The world premiere, in Weimar on 23 December 1893, was conducted by Richard Strauss, totally swept away by the piece. Enraptured too was the audience, and Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel has ever since remained extremely popular in Germany, where every December it has been performed at more than 35 opera houses. In 1905, the piece was first shown at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where it has often been staged during Christmas.
The production of Hänsel und Gretel is directed by Matěj Forman (son of the famous Czech film director Miloš Forman).
Matěj Forman is primarily known to Prague audiences as the designer of the magical scenery for the highly acclaimed productions La Belle et la Bête, A Walk Worthwhile and Enchantia, which he has created in recent years for the National Theatre Opera together with his brother Petr. Matěj Forman and his team’s conception of the musical fairy tale was inspired by the world of itinerant theatre.
Performed by:
The State Opera Orchestra
Prague Philharmonic Children's Choir
Important:
- The purchased tickets cannot be returned or exchanged
- There is a screen with subtitles on each seat
- One 20 min. intermission
- No discounts are provided
- Suitable for audience from 5 years
- Theatre is a cultural institution. Please respect the common principles of appropriate behaviour and clothing
- The program may be subject to change
- The price includes service fee of 3,7 € (100,- CZK)
Venue photo gallery
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.
Jacques TIMMERMANS | March 23, 2025 | 17:00 (Sun)
Merveilleuse mise en scène, les voix et jeux des acteurs remarquables. De même pour les costumes et décors.
Jorge GamaFranco | March 09, 2025 | 17:00 (Sun)
Great performance overall. We particularly liked that it was geared towards the children! It’s good to start them early to enjoy opera!
Adam Siria Castillo | January 05, 2025 | 17:00 (Sun)
Laica Casanova | December 21, 2024 | 17:00 (Sat)
Tres beau spectacle ! Les acteurs la scene vraiment très beau !
Bárbara Pagaimo | December 21, 2024 | 17:00 (Sat)
the show was amazing, the people working there were the best people i have ever met
Heong Chong | December 21, 2024 | 11:00 (Sat)
Lovely singing and staging! A few details of the libretto have been changed to make the opera more child-friendly, but there's nothing missing from the actual music.
Julie Lee | December 15, 2024 | 18:00 (Sun)
Excellent service from booking tickets, great choice of seats. Venue was astonishing, and the staff were lovely, made us feel welcome. Even though we were dressed for the cold and Christmas markets so slightly undressed! Thank you
PragueTicketOffice:
Dear Ms. Lee,
We are glad that you enjoyed our service as well as the evening et the National Theatre. Thank you!
Best regards
Ana Baiona | December 12, 2024 | 17:00 (Thu)
Mark Williams | December 10, 2024 | 11:00 (Tue)
Very good and enjoyable performance in a wonderful theatre.
HUMBERTO FERNANDEZ | December 05, 2024 | 17:00 (Thu)
Un montaje muy singular e interesante, diferente, sobre todo atrayendo la presencia de niños.
Jessica Townsend | January 13, 2024 | 18:00 (Sat)
This was the best part of my family’s trip to Prague! A beautiful Opera that my family loved, even all three of my kids! The Opera House is beautiful beyond words. Thank you for a wonderful experience!
PragueTicketOffice:
Dear Ms Townsend,
Thank you for your very kind words. We are delighted that you and your family had a wonderful evening at the Prague State Opera.
Best regards
Eva from Prague Ticket Office
Guiv Hervé Goudarzian | December 23, 2023 | 14:00 (Sat)
Richard K Curry | December 18, 2022 | 11:00 (Sun)
Steven Buck | May 28, 2022 | 14:00 (Sat)
Wunderbar!
Jose Marcos de Souza | May 28, 2022 | 14:00 (Sat)
Really well done!!
Veronika Behr | December 28, 2021 | 19:00 (Tue)
The Oper is very easy to understand in Czech Language, (Engl., CZ Subtitles were available). Little Minus Point for not having German Subtitles. We Visited with a 8 Year Old. It was perfect length and Speed for Beginners in the World of Classic.