Programme 2012

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Thursday 14 June • 20.00 hrs • 2^nd Castle Courtyard

Bedřich Smetana:
Wallenstein's Camp, op. 14, symphonic poem
Claude Debussy:
La Mer (The Sea), L. 109, three symphonic sketches
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:
Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for piano and orchestra, op. 23

Fazil Say - piano, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Jakub Hrůša

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

Friday 15 June • 20.00 hrs • 2^nd Castle Courtyard

Bedřich Smetana:
Wallenstein's Camp, op. 14, symphonic poem
Claude Debussy:
La Mer (The Sea), L. 109, three symphonic sketches
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:
Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for piano and orchestra, op. 23

Fazil Say - piano, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Jakub Hrůša

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

Saturday 16 June • 17.00 hrs • Fabrika Cultural Centre, Svitavy

Recital by a world-class pianist. The programme will feature, for example, Johann Sebastian Bach, Bedřich Smetana and the performer's own compositions

Fazil Say - piano

250 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 100 CZK

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Saturday 16 June • 21.00 hrs • 2^nd Castle Courtyard

Comic opera in three acts to the libretto by Karel Sabina

Mařenka - Linda Ballová Jeník - Aleš Briscein
Opera Ensemble of the Moravian Theatre Olomouc,
director Michael Tarant, conductor Petr Šumník

A 790 CZK • B 490 CZK • C 390 CZK • D ( wheelchairs ) 270 CZK 

Sunday 17 June, 19.30 hrs, 2^nd Castle Courtyard

This gala concert by a world-renowned tenor will feature most
famous arias, duets and choruses from operas, as well as several
popular evergreens, Sicilian and Neapolitan songs.

G. Verdi - La Forza del Destino, Luisa Miller, Nabucco
F. Cilea - L'Arlesienne, G. Puccini - Tosca
P. Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana
G. Rossini - William Tell, G. Bizet - Carmen...
S. Gastaldon - Musica proibita, M. Costa - Era de maggio
E. De Curtis - Ti voglio tanto bene, A. Buzzi-Peccia - Mal d'amore,
G. Cali - E vui durmiti ancora, S. Cardillo - Core ‘ngrato...

Marcello Giordani - tenor
Marianna Kulikova - mezzosoprano
Prague Philharmonic Choir, choirmaster - Lukáš Vasilek
Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, conductor Steven Mercurio

A 1290 CZK • B 990 CZK • C 790 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 450 CZK

Wednesday 20. June •  21.00 hrs •  2^nd Castle Courtyard

Thursday 21 June • 19.00 hrs•2^nd Castle Courtyard 

Aaron Copland: The Promise of Living from the opera The Tender Land
Xi Wang: Fall at Barnard Cottage, Czech première
of a piece composed to mark the 40th anniversary
of the ensemble
Antonín Dvořák: Carnival Ouverture, Op. 92
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, conductor - Richard Giangiulio

A 690 CZK • B 390 CZK • C 290 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 230 CZK
50% discount for children under 15 and students

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Friday 22 June, 21.00 hrs, 2^nd Castle Courtyard

Festival première of the magnum opus of verismo in opera.
Opera in four acts, libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
Performed in Italian with Czech and English surtitles

Mimi - Pavla Vykopalová
Rodolfo - Peter Berger
Musetta - Jana Sibera
Marcello - Svatopluk Sem
Prague State Opera, director Ondřej Havelka, conductor Ondrej Lenárd

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

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Saturday 23 June • 16.00 hrs • Chapter Church of the Raising of the Holy Cross, Litomyšl
 
Organist Jaromír Tůma and his guests interpret the music by J. S. Bach and composers inspired by him and his work.

Yoshimi Oshima - flute, Jaromír Tůma - organ

250 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 100 CZK

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Jaromír Nohavica - vocal, guitar, harmonica
Robert Kuśmierski - accordion, piano

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

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Sunday 24 June • 18.00 hrs • 2^nd Castle Courtyard
 
The most popular songs and orchestra pieces from theatre performances, revues and films by Jiří Voskovec, Jan Werich and Jaroslav Ježek

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Monday 25. June • 19:30  hrs • 2^nd Castle Courtyard

The most popular songs and orchestra pieces from theatre performances, revues and films by Jiří Voskovec, Jan Werich and Jaroslav Ježek

Vocal soloists:
Taťána Roskovcová, Dagmar Zázvůrková
Petr Macháček, Petr Píša, Michal Stejskal
special guest of the evening: DASHA
ReBelcanto Pardubice, Zatrestband - Swing Orchestra
Czech Chamber Philharmonic, conductor: Marko Ivanović

A 790 CZK • B 490 CZK • C 390 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 270 CZK

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Tuesday 26 June • 19.00 hrs • 2^nd Castle Courtyard 
  
Concert of a renowned Japanese youth wind orchestra from Yokohama

Masaru Kawasaki: Czech premiere of Prayer Music No.1 - Dirge for Orchestra, dedicated to victims of tragedy in Hiroshima
Masaru Kawasaki: Romance for Solo Trumpet and Symphonic Band
Hiroshi Hoshina: Rebirth
Toshio Mashima: Song of a Great Tree
Ottorino Respighi: I pini de Roma
Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus
Julius Ernst Fučík: Entry Of The Gladiators

Miroslav Kejmar - trumpet, Kanagawa University Symphonic Band
Guest Conductor - Hiroshi Hoshina
Conductor - Toshiro Ozawa

A 590 CZK • B 290 CZK • C 190 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 100 CZK •
50% discount for children under 15 and students

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Wednesday 27 June • 21.00 hrs • 2^nd Castle Courtyard

Gala evening featuring the best choreography from the ballet ensemble repertoire.
Pre-recorded music

Fryderyk Chopin / Michail M. Fokin: Les Sylphides
Spirituál kvintet / Petr Zuska: The Rose
Antonín Dvořák / Kateřina Dedková-Franková: Czech Suite

Bohemia balet, artistic leader Jaroslav Slavický

A 790 CZK • B 490 CZK • C 390 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 270 CZK

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Thursday 28 June • 19.30 hrs • Smetana's House

Otomar Kvěch: Storm and Calm,
melodrama to the lyrics by Ema Destinn, premiére of the orchestral version
Jiří Pauer: Swan Song,
for baritone and chamber orchestra to the lyrics by A. P. Chekhov
Sylvie Bodorová: Kafka's Träume / Kafka's Dreams,
melodrama to the Czech and German texts by Franz Kafka
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major KV 385 „Haffner"

Soňa Červená - recitation, Ivan Kusnjer - baritone, Prague Philharmonia, conductor Marek Štilec

A 350 CZK • B 250 CZK • C 150 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 100 CZK

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Opera in four acts; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy

Carmen - Jana Sýkorová
Don José - Luciano Mastro
Escamillo - Jakub Kettner
Michaela - Agnieszka Bochenek- Osiecka
Opera ensemble of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Ostrava,
director Marián Chudovský, conductor Robert Jindra

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

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Saturday 30 June • 17.00 hrs • Dean Church of St. Wenceslas, Lanškroun

Antonio Vivaldi:
Le quattro stagioni / Four Seasons
cycle of concerts for violin and orchestra accompanied by the author's own sonnets

Ivan Ženatý - violin, Otakar Brousek - recitation
Barocco sempre giovane, artistic leader - Josef Krečmer

250 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 100 CZK

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Opera in four acts; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy

Carmen Zuzana Šveda
Don José Tomáš Černý
Escamillo Svatopluk Sem
Michaela Eva Dřízgová-Jirušová
Opera ensemble of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Ostrava,
director Marián Chudovský, conductor Robert Jindra

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

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Sunday 1. July • 10.15 hrs • 2^nd Castle Courtyard

Famous Mass by Antonín Dvořák will be performed in the original organ version
on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of its premiére as an accompaniment
to a traditional service

Celebrant - Mons. Tomáš Halík
Organ - Martin Jakubíček organ
Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno Conductor - Petr Fiala

Admission free

Sunday 1 July • 21.30 hrs • Chapter Church of te Raising of the Holy Cross
 
Arias and songs by Baroque masters;
featuring also G. F. Händel, J. S. Bach, Tarquinio Merula, Antonio Caldara

Simona Šaturová - soprano
Collegium Marianum, artistic leader Jana Semerádová

250 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 100 CZK

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Friday 6 July • 20.00 hrs • 2^nd Castle Courtyard
 
A new production of the opera in three acts that has been very well received
by the audience and critique alike, libretto by Marie Červinková-Riegrová
Performed in Czech with Czech and English surtitles

Bohuš z Harasova - Roman Janál
Julie - Maria Kobielska
Jiří - Aleš Voráček
Terinka - Alžběta Poláčková
Benda - Vladimír Doležal
Opera Ensemble of the National Theatre in Prague, Kühn's Children's Choir,
director Jiří Heřman, conductor Tomáš Netopil

A 790 CZK • B 490 CZK • C 390 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 270 CZK
50% discount for children under 15 and students

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Friday 6 June •  21.00 hrs • Gardens and Granary,  Chateau Nové Hrady by Litomyšl

Evening programme in the Nové Hrady rococo chatelet with an opera performance to the libretto based on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. The production was staged for the unique local Baroque open-air theatre.

Lenka Máčiková, Anna Hlavenková
Jiří Sulženko, Jaroslav Březina, Jan Šťáva
Czech Boys‘ Choir Boni Pueri, Choirmasters - Pavel Horák, Marek Štryncl
Ensemble of historical instruments Le Chamarré Château Ensemble
Director - Marie Švecová, conductor - David Švec

1500 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 500 CZK
The ticket price includes entry, refreshments and transport from Litomyšl and back.

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Saturday 7 July • 21.00 hrs • 2^nd Castle Courtyard

Marie Fajtová in the leading role of the opera in three acts set to a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on La dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas jr.
Performed in Italian with Czech and English surtitles

Violetta Valéry - Marie Fajtová
Alfréd Germont - Tomáš Juhás
George Germont - Ivan Kusnjer
Opera Ensemble of the National Theatre in Prague, director - Jana Kališová, conductor - Ondrej Lenárd

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

Saturday 7 June •  21.00 hrs
Gardens and Granary, Chateau Nové Hrady by Litomyšl

Evening programme in the Nové Hrady rococo chatelet with an opera performance to the libretto based on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. The production was staged for the unique local Baroque open-air theatre.

Lenka Máčiková, Anna Hlavenková
Jiří Sulženko, Jaroslav Březina, Jan Šťáva
Czech Boys‘ Choir Boni Pueri, Choirmasters - Pavel Horák, Marek Štryncl
Ensemble of historical instruments Le Chamarré Château Ensemble
Director - Marie Švecová, conductor - David Švec

1500 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 500 CZK
The ticket price includes entry, refreshments and transport from Litomyšl and back.

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Farewell to the 54th Smetana's Litomyšl 2012 will be a great solo show
for the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Libor Pešek that will feature a selection of the most popular melodies of classical music. The festival finale will be dedicated to is an excellent performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Festive Overture, traditionally accompanied by synchronized gunfire

Society of Artillery Fans in Jihlava
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Libor Pešek

A 890 CZK • B 590 CZK • C 490 CZK • D (wheelchairs) 300 CZK

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