The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol in Prague State Opera

Christmas without Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker is hard to imagine. Enjoy the beloved ballet in Prague State Opera!

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s fantastic ballet enjoys great popularity among audiences worldwide. In the 2025/26 season, the Czech National Ballet will perform Yuri Vámos’s adaptation The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol at the National Theatre, as well as at the State Opera.

The production at the State Opera will, however, differ from the original version by featuring new sets, to be designed by Martin Černý, and costumes, to be created by Barbora Malenínská. Vámos’s choreography, direction and poetry will remain the same. Ballet lovers will thus be afforded more opportunities to see The Nutcracker – A Christmas Carol. The National Theatre and State Opera performances will be identical in all but visual terms. 

Performing:

State Opera Orchestra
Czech Philharmonic Children’s Choir 
Soloists

Important:

• The purchased tickets cannot be returned or exchanged
• No discounts are provided
• 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)

Sightseeing tours in Prague

Prague State Opera

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.

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.