February 19, 2019 | 19:00 (Tue) - Turandot | Prague ticket office

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Date:	February 19, 2019 \| 19:00 (Tue)
Venue:	Karlín Music Theatre
Duration:	165 minutes
Status:	Not available
Reviews:	(2)

Enjoy Puccini´s famous opera Turandot in Prague

Italian original version with Czech and English surtitles

The cruel and beautiful Princess Turandot tests her wooers with riddles and when they fail they are duly executed. Only Prince Calaf succeeds, and his love ultimately overwhelms Turandot’s coldness.

Giacomo Puccini worked on Turandot in the final years of his life, when he was fighting cancer of the larynx. Just as in the case of Madama Butterfly, he diligently strove to gain thorough knowledge of the culture and songs of an exotic, faraway land (in this case China). Puccini died before he managed to complete the opera: the task was undertaken by his friend and pupil Franco Alfano, who drew upon the 36 pages of sketches left by the composer.

The storyline of the opera is inspired by Persian fairy-tale Turandot from the dervish Mokles’s 17th-century collection The One Thousand and One Nights. The opera was premiered on 25 April 1926 at Milan’s La Scala, conducted by Arturo Toscanini, who paid tribute to the late Puccini when in Act 3, after the words “Liu, poesia!”, he laid down his baton, turned to the audience and announced: “Here the opera ends, because at this point the maestro died”. Alfano’s finale was only included in the next performance.

Performing:

Soloists of the State Opera
State Opera Orchestra
State Opera Chorus

Please note:

Two 20 minutes long intermissions
The program may be subject to change.
Purchased tickets cannot be returned or exchanged.
For the performances of the National Theatre, Karlín Music Theatre and the Estates Theatre, no discounts are provided.
Theatre is a cultural institution. Please respect the common principles of appropriate behaviour and clothing.

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Karlín Music Theatre

Address:	Křižíkova 10, Praha 8
Capacity:	921
Type:	Theatre
Winter heating:	Yes
Wheelchair access:	Yes

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The Karlín Music Theatre is one of the oldest and most beautiful theatres in Prague

The Neo-Baroque building, completed in 1881, was originally furnished with tables and initially served for circus and, later on, vaudeville performances and cabaret shows. In the 1920s, the building hosted performances given by various theatre companies and operetta performances.

Throughout its history, the Karlín Theatre employed some of the most distinguished Czech artists. During the time of the Nazi occupation, the building was the venue for performances of then closed National Theatre, under the name Provisional Theatre.

After the World War II, in 1945, the director E. F. Burian launched in Karlín the regular operation of the repertoire musical theatre. In 1950, the theatre came under the administration of the City of Prague, and in 1954 became the property of the state and was given a new name: the State Theatre in Karlín. In 1961, it was returned to the City of Prague as the Karlín Music Theatre, and has remained so until the present day.

How to get there:

Walking distance from our Via Musica shop on Old Town Square:
30 min
Accessibility by public transport:
metro B (yellow line) or C (red line) - Florenc station
trams Nos. 3, 8, 14, 24 - Bilá labuť stop

Take day-time trams Nos. 3, 8, 14 or 24, get off at the Bílá labuť stop and then walk towards the park and the City of Prague Museum, enter the metro underpass and exit in Křižíkova street.

Nearest car parking:
Passenger vehicles can be parked during the attendance of a performance at the Karlín Music Theatre at the car park within the Florenc Central Bus Station complex, only 100 metres from the theatre. From 6.30pm to 11.00pm, theatre visitors can park at the discount rate of 10 CZK/hour.