Paris New York Chicago Vienna Berlin Prague Barcelona Munich Budapest Milan Drottningholm Santa Fe Opera Glimmerglass ...other         Prague, 2001/2002 A visit to Prague offers the variety of attending performances at the city's three contrasting, but equally fascinating venues. The National Theatre, built in the baroque style, presents operas in the Czech vernacular. The programme includes works by Czech composers which are often hard to find elsewhere, interspersed with the German and Italian repertoire. New this season are two Czech rarities: The Devil's Wall by Smetana which will be directed by David Pountney, and Janacek's Osud (Fate), a highly unconventional, conversational piece not often staged. There will also be new productions of Samson et Dalila and, at the close of the season in June, Macbeth. At the Estates Theatre it is possible to see Mozart's four great operas: Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte, Die Zauberflöte and, in a new staging, Le nozze di Figaro, in the unique surroundings of this neo-classical gem of a theatre which saw the première of Don Giovanni, conducted by the composer in 1787. The State Opera presents standard works from the repertoire sung in the original language. New productions this season are: Don Giovanni, The Elephant Man and Hamlet. It is worth mentioning that the Prague theatres are notorious for late programme changes and we would wish to warn our clients to bear in mind, when planning a trip to Prague that late changes to advertised repertoire are not unknown.

"I'd grab a chance to see for the first time, Smetana's innovative, comic-romantic opera, The Devil's Wall, and also another rarity, Janacek's Osud (Fate)."     The National Theatre - Performance & performance dates Il barbiere di Siviglia Sep 14, Dec 31, Jan 17, Mar 30 (m & e) The Bartered Bride Oct 20 (m & e), Nov 17 (m & e), Dec 29 (m & e), May 4(m & e) La bohème Oct 1, Jan 22, Feb 1, Mar 19, May 27, Jun 10 Carmen Sep 10, Oct 22, Nov 20, Dec 12, Jan 3, 15, Mar 29 Apr 24, May 23 Cavalleria Rusticana/I pagliacci Sep 2, 18, 20 Dalibor Sep 28, Oct 31, Nov 24 (m & e), Jan 25, Apr 30, Jun 3 The Death of Hippodamia Sep 11, Oct 28 (m & e), Nov 30, Dec 10 The Devil and Kate Mar 2(m), Apr 13(m), May 19(m) The Devil's Wall Dec 20, 21, 28, Jan 18, Mar 10, May 28 L'Enfant et les sortiléges/Sinfonietta Sep 23 (m & e), Oct 6 (m & e), Oct 27 (m & e), Nov 11 (m & e), Feb 9 (m & e), Apr 28 (m & e), Jun 14 Osud (Fate) Apr 19, 21, May 14, 16 Jenufa Nov 9, 13, May 20, Jun 7 The Kiss Feb 24(m), Apr 13 Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk Sep 21, Oct 19, Nov 19, Dec 7 Libuse Dec 3, Jan 1, May 8 Macbeth Jun 25, 27, 28, 30 Rigoletto Sep 13, Dec 15, Jan 5, Feb 19, Mar 8, Apr 22, May 19, Jun 2 Rusalka Oct 10, Nov 10, Dec 17, Jan 5, 20 (m), Feb 24, Mar 2, Apr 12, May 12, Jun 2(m) Samson et Dalila Oct 14, 16, 26, Nov 22, Jan 28, Mar 31 (m & e) Tosca Sep 4, 6, Oct 17, 25, Nov 21, Jan 8, 10, 16, Feb 6, Apr 2, 23, May 2, Jun 8 La traviata Oct 8, Nov 10, Jan 20, Feb 18, Apr 8, May 12, Jun 13 Tristan und Isolde Feb 15, Mar 23, Apr 27, May 26 Wozzeck Sep 1, 3, 5 The Theatre of the Estates - Performance & performance dates Castor & Pollux Sep 9, 11, 13, Apr 26, 28 Cosi fan tutte Sep 29(m & e), Oct 3, 15, Nov 8, 16, 26, Dec 11, Jan 26(m & e), Feb 21, Mar 4, 15, May 17, 31, Jun 23(m & e) Don Giovanni Sep 16, 23, 24, Oct 6, 27(m & e), Nov 1, 11(m & e), Dec 2(m & e), 9(m & e), Jan 6(m), Jan 30, Feb 2, Mar 7, Apr 5, May 10, 25, Jun 12, 17 Die Zauberflöte Sep 16(m), 23, 25, Oct 6(m), 24, 30, Nov 4(m & e), Dec 13, 26(m & e), Jan 29, Feb 2, 16, Mar 3, 10, Apr 7, May 11, 25, Jun 4, 14, 26 Le nozze di Figaro Feb 9, 12, 20, 28, Mar 3, 14, Apr 7, 9, May 11, 29, Jun 5, 15 Prague State Opera - Performance & performance dates Ariana and Bluebeard Apr 7, 10, 16, May 28 Un ballo in maschera Aug 23, 29, Sep 6, 17, Oct 9, Jan 6(m), 20(m), 27, Feb 6, Mar 7 Carmen Sep 5, 15, 19, 28, Oct 4, 14, 20, Dec 1, 14, 26, Jan 11, 19, Feb 9, 20, 26, Mar 2, 8, 22, 29, Apr 1, 13, 19, 27, May 4, 7, 17, 26, 31, Jun 7, 14 Carmina Burana Feb 23 Circus Terra May 16, 19, 21 Cosi fan tutte Oct 8, 15, 21, 24, 29, Nov 14, Mar 31, Apr 3, May 5, 23 Don Giovanni Dec 13, 17, 19, Jan 13(m), Feb 27, Mar 10(m), 12, 17(m), Apr 11, 17, May 30, Jun 2 The Elephant Man Feb 7, 13, 17, 24, Mar 3(m), May 29 The Fall of the House of Usher Jan 2, 7 Die Fledermaus Dec 30, 31, Jan 3 Hamlet Mar 21, 24(m), 26, Apr 2, 15, 24, May 1 Madama Butterfly Sep 13, 20, Oct 10, Jan 17, Feb 28, Mar 13, Jun 12 Nabucco Aug 20, 25, 31, Sep 8, 14, 22, 29, Oct 6, 13, 19, Nov 30, Dec 15, Dec 27, Jan 12, 16, 26, Feb 8, 16, Mar 9, 23, 30, Apr 6, 12, 20, May 2, 11, 18, 25, Jun 1, 6, 15 Orlando Furioso Oct 18, 22, 25, 28, Nov 1, 4(m), 7, 11(m), 15, 18 Rigoletto Aug 22, 28, Sep 2, 23, 30, Oct 5, 11, Dec 6, 28, Jan 30, Feb 22, Mar 6, 15, 19, Apr 5, May 9, 13, Jun 5, 13 Robert le Diable May 22, 27, Jun 11 The Soldier and Dancer Jan 5, 10 Tosca Sep 9, 16, 27, Oct 7, 23, 27, 30, Nov 2, 10, 16, 24, Jan 25, Mar 16, 27, Apr 18 La traviata Aug 21, 27, Sep 1, 7, 25, Oct 3, 12, 16, Nov 29, Dec 29, Jan 4, 24, 31, Feb 21, Mar 1, 14, 28, Apr 4, 21, 28, May 10, 14, 20, 24, Jun 4, 8 Il trovatore Aug 18, 24, 30, Sep 11, Oct 17, Dec 2(m), Feb 14, 15, Mar 11, Apr 14 Turandot Apr 9, 23, 25, May 6 Die Zauberflöte Sep 3, 21, 26, Oct 26, 31, Nov 3, 9, 17, 23, Dec 25, Jan 18, Feb 21, Apr 26, May 3, Jun 3, 9   Prague sample prices The following prices are examples only and can fluctuate depending on trade fairs, seasonal adjustments, performance category, mid-week travel and other factors outside our control. Prices from £ per person HOTEL CATEGORY £ FROM           3 nights     in twin   extra   night single suppl. per night additional performance HOTEL OPERA 3 £470 £47 £32 £40 HOTEL MAXIMILLIAN 4 £525 £66 £47 £40 HOTEL CHARLES 4 £540 £70 £47 £40 Prices include round trip economy class air ticket and airport taxes - accommodation for three nights including breakfast - 2nd category opera ticket at the National, State or Estates Theatre. Transfers are not included but can be arranged on request. Regional departures Please ask for details of departures from regional airports or connections via London. Tickets Please ask for a quote if you wish to purchase tickets of a different category.

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