Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Symphony Nr. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major Bohuslav Martinů: Magic Nights, H. 119 Three songs on Chinese lyrics for soprano & orchestra Bedřich Smetana (arr. George Szell): From my Life (String Quartet Nr. 1 in E minor arranged for orchestra)
Aleš Březina / Jiří Nekvasil: TOMORROW THERE WILL BE...
Saturday 13.6. • Litomyšl, Smetana's House • 15.00 hrs
Opera - Trial. Court proceedings against Milada Horáková - performed on an authentic site where an actual court trial was conducted against Rector F. A. Stříteský and 23 Litomyšl Students in 1950. Director Jiří Nekvasil,
Performed in the Czech original, without subtitles.
Performers: Soňa Červená, Jan Mikušek, Kühn's Children's Choir, Canti di Praga, Instrumental ensemble PurPur, Orchestra of the National Theatre in Prague, conductor Marko Ivanović.
Estimated end 16.15 hrs, no intermission
Entrance fee A 300.- Kč B 250.- Kč C 200.- Kč
Aleš Březina / Jiří Nekvasil: TOMORROW THERE WILL BE...
Saturday 13.6. • Litomyšl, Smetana's House • 20.00 hrs
Opera - Trial. Court proceedings against Milada Horáková - performed on an authentic site where an actual court trial was conducted against Rector F. A. Stříteský and 23 Litomyšl Students in 1950. Director Jiří Nekvasil.
Performed in the Czech original, without subtitles.
Performers: Soňa Červená, Jan Mikušek, Kühn's Children's Choir, Canti di Praga,
Instrumental ensemble PurPur, Orchestra of the National Theatre in Prague, conductor Marko Ivanović.
Estimated end 21.15 hrs • no intermission
Entrance fee • A 300.- Kč • B 250.- Kč • C 200.- Kč
Ceremonial concert for the 60th aniversary of the founding of the Smetana's Litomyšl Festival. Arias, choruses, ensemble scenes and orchestra passages from operas by Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovski, Charlese Gounoda, Charles Gounod, Camille Saint-Saëns, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Strauss.
Tuesday 16.6. • Litomyšl, Smetana's House • 15.00 hrs
Václav Trojan: BEETLES Jiří Teml: PUSS IN BOOTS - Premiere!
Two one-act operas for younger audiences.
Performed in the Czech original, without subtitles.
Tuesday 16.6. • Litomyšl, Smetana's House • 18.00 hrs
Václav Trojan: BEETLES Jiří Teml: PUSS IN BOOTS - Premiere!
Two one-act operas for younger audiences.
Performed in the Czech original, without subtitles.
Lyrical opera in three acts, libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil. Director Jiří Heřman.
Soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Opera of the National Theatre in Prague, conductor Zbyněk Müller
Performed in the Czech original, without subtitles.
Estimated end 24.00 hrs, Number of intermissions - 2
Entrance fee • A 790.- CZK • B 490.- CZK • C 390.- CZK • Wheelchairs 80.- CZK
Lyrical opera in three acts, libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil. Director Jiří Heřman.
Performed in the Czech original, without subtitles.
Dagmar Pecková in the double-role of the Witch and the Foreign Princess, soloists, chorus and orchestra of the Opera of the National Theatre in Prague, conductor Zbyněk Müller.
Estimated end 24.00 hrs, Number of intermissions - 2
Entrance fee • A 790.- CZK • B 490.- CZK • C 390.- CZK • Wheelchairs 80.- CZK
Premiere of a show by Jiří Pavlica. Dance and music workshop for little listeners and their parents, during which they will not only listen to the music, but also get actively involved in the concert together with professional musicians and and their guests. Choreography Ladislava Košíková.
Hradišťan Band and Dance Company, artistic leader Jiří Pavlica.
Estimated end 19.30 hrs, Number of intermissions - 1
Entrance fee A 690.- CZK B 390.- CZK C 290.- CZK Wheelchairs 70.- CZK
50% discount for children under 15 and students
Monday 22.6. • Litomyšl, Castle, Small Theatre • 21.00 hrs
Harpsichord in the works by jubilants of the year 2009. Featuring Jan Křtitel Vaňhal, Jan Zach, Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, František Xaver Richter, Joseph Haydn.
Soloists of the Musica Salutaris ensemble, Artistic leader and harpsichord Vojtěch Spurný.
Estimated end 22.30 hrs, Number of intermissions - 1
Entrance fee • A 350.- CZK • B 250.- CZK • C 50.- CZK
Big vocal and instrumental project of a cantata - oratorio on words by Johann Amos Comenius, written by Zuzana Lapčíková, a versatile musician, dulcimer player, singer and composer.
Estimated end 22.00 hrs, Number of intermissions - 1 Entrance fee A 490.- CZK B 390.- CZK C 290.- CZK Wheelchairs 50.- CZK 50% discount for children under 15 and students
Wednesday 24.6. • Litomyšl, Chapter Church of the Raising of the Holy Cross
• 20.00 hrs
Johann Sebastian Bach, Jan Dismas Zelenka, Johann Josef Ignác Brentner, Antonín Reichenauer interpreted by an excellent Swedish soprano and a period instrument ensemble in authentic settings of a Baroque church.
Leoš Janáček: Taras Bulba - rhapsody for orchestra Bohuslav Martinů: Rhapsody - Concerto for viola and orchestra, H. 337 Leonard Bernstein: KADDISH - Symphony no. 3 for orchestra, mixed choir, boys‘ choir, narrator and mezzosoprano on texts of Jewish prayer and the author.
In Czech (recitation) and Hebrew (singing) language versions.
Estimated end 20.00 hrs, Number of intermissions - 1
Entrance fee A 690.- CZK B 390.- CZK C 290.- CZK Wheelchairs 70.- CZK
50% discount for holders of tickets for the cancelled performance of 25 June 2008
D.M.J. 1953 - 1977 PETR ZUSKA
A performance by the artistic leader of the Ballet of the National Theatre in Prague won numerous awards; it was chosen as the only cultural programme to represent the city of Brno during the 14th meeting of the Central-European presidents held there in 2007.
Music: Antonín Dvořák, Bohuslav Martinů, Leoš Janáček, Costumes: Roman Šolc,
Stage set, lighting design, choreography, director: Petr Zuska
BAROCCO JACEK PRZYBYLOWICZ
A suite of dynamic contrasting images inspired by the spirit of the Baroque period, created by an important Polish dancer and choreographer.
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Josef Klíč, Costumes, stage set, lighting design, choreography: Jacek Przybyłowicz
A MOMENT FOR THE STRAWBERRY MOUTH MARIO SCHRÖDER
This original choreography, whose author is the artistic director of the ballet theater in Kiel, Germany, was written exclusively for the Brno ensemble.
Music: Von Magnet, Phil Von, Zap Mama, Laurie Anderson
Costumes, stage set, lighting design, choreography: Mario Schröder
Dancers: Soloists and members of the Ballet Ensemble of the National Theatre in Brno.
Music from playback / Josef Klíč - cello solo (Barocco)
Estimated end 23.30 hrs, Number of intermissions - 2
Entrance fee • A 790.- CZK • B 490.- CZK • C 390.- CZK • Wheelchairs 80.- CZK
Comeback to famous film melodies featuring movies Godfather, Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan, Platoon, Underground, Mechanical Orange and others. Bonus = a big audience contest for attractive prizes "Most Famous Soundtracks from French Movies"!
Concert on the ocassion of symbolic handover of the EU Presidency to Sweden. Live broadcast by the Czech Television.
Wilhelm Stenhammar: Excelsior! Concert Ouverture, Op. 13 Leif Segerstam: Symphony No. 199 „At the End of the Second Century" Bedřich Smetana: My Country, highlights from a cycle of symphonic poems
Japanese tragedy in two acts. Libretto by Luigi Illica und Giuseppe Giacosa. Director Karel Jernek.
Performed in the Italian original, with Czech and English surtitles.
Performers:
Cio-cio-san - Csila Boross
Pinkerton - Tomáš Černý
Sharpless - Martin Bárta
Suzuki - Galia Ibragimova
Goro - Jiří Hruška
Bonzo - Oleg Korotkov
Yamadori - Martin Matoušek
Commissioner - Miloš Horák
Kate - Jana Levicová State Opera Prague, conductor Jiří Štrunc
Estimated end 23.45 hrs, Number of intermissions - 1
Entrance fee • A 790.- CZK • B 490.- CZK • C 390.- CZK
Wheelchairs 80.- CZK
Most famous melodies, arias, choruses and ballet pieces from the works by Franz Lehár (The Land of Smiles), Emmerich Kálmán (Countess Mariza) and Johann Strauss (The Bat).
Director Petr Kracík
Simona Procházková, Jana Levicová, Radka Sehnoutková, Aleš Briscein, Richard Samek, Oldřich Kříž, Miloš Horák, Dalibor Janota
Choir, ballet and orchestra of the State Opera Prague, conductor František Drs
Estimated end 23.00 hrs, Number of intermissions - 1
Entrance fee • A 790.- CZK • B 490.- CZK • C 390.- CZK • Wheelchairs 80.- CZK
Thursday 2.7. • Svitavy, Grand Hall, Fabrika Cultural Centre • 19.30 hrs
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata F major KV 376
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata Es major KV 380
Jan Meisl: Balada, op. 5
Igor Stravinskij: Italian Suite
Astor Piazzolla: Grande Tango
In collaboration with the town of Svitavy.
Performers:Pavel Šporcl - violin, Petr Jiříkovský - piano
Estimated end 21.00 hrs, Number of intermissions - 1
Entrance fee • 250.- CZK / no reservation
Estimated end 24.00 hrs, Number of intermissions - 2
Entrance fee A 790.- CZK B 490.- CZK C 390.- CZK Wheelchairs 80.- CZK
50% discount for children under 15 and students.
Estimated end 24.00 hrs, Number of intermissions - 2
Entrance fee A 790.- CZK B 490.- CZK C 390.- CZK Wheelchairs 80.- CZK
50% discount for children under 15 and students.
Traditional thanksgiving service on the Czech public holiday - the Day of Sts Cyril and Methodius, the Apostles of the Slavs
Main celebrant: Mons. Tomáš Halík
Music accompaniment: Jan Hanuš: Mass VII, Glagolithic, in Honor of the Czech Patrons
for bass solo, mixed choir, organ and bells
Performers:
Jiří Sulženko - bass, Jiřina Marešová - organ, Markéta Mazourová - bells, Kühn's Mixed Choir, conductor Marek Vorlíček.
Charles Gounod: Romeo et Juliette, Gioacchino Rossini: La Gazza Ladra, W.A.Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, Georges Bizet: Carmen, Ľ Arlesienne, Léo Delibes: Les Filles de Cadix, Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale, Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda, George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Leonard Bernstein: Candide, Luigi Arditi: Il Bacio
Kate Royal - soprano, Prague Philharmonia , Conductor - Jakub Hrůša
Estimated end 21.00 hrs. Number of intermissions - 1
Entrance fee A 1.290.- CZK B 990.- CZK C 790.- CZK Wheelchairs 130.- CZK
Friday 28. AUGUST • Polička, St. James Church • 19.00 hrs
On the day of the 50th anniversary of the death of Bohuslav Martinů, the church of his birth will resound with highlights of the cantatas Opening of the Wells and Bouquet of Flowers, The Field Mass and the Birth of Jesus from the opera Plays of Mary.
In collaboration with the town of Polička.
Ivan Kusnjer - baritone and other soloists under negotiation, Kühn's Mixed Choir, choirmaster Marek Vorlíček, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, conductor Marko Ivanović.
Estimated end 20.15 hrs, no intermission
Entrance fee • 300.- CZK / no reservation
Estimated end times of concerts are meant as guidelines only and are subject to change!
The organisers reserve the right to change any dates, performers or performances.
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Symphony Nr. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
Lyrical opera in three acts, libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil. Director Jiří Heřman.
Lyrical opera in three acts, libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil. Director Jiří Heřman. 
Opera in three acts, libretto by Josef Wenzig and Ervín Špindler. Director Ilja Racek.
Opera in three acts, libretto by Josef Wenzig and Ervín Špindler. Director Ilja Racek.
ATTENTION! A CHANGE OF ARTISTS!
