Gala Concert in Smetana Hall

You can look forward to a concert in beautiful Smetana hall!

The venue is Smetana Hall, which is the most beautiful concert hall in Prague and is the main hall of the Municipal House.

The Municipal House in Prague was built at the place of the former Royal Court in 1912 to celebrate the Czech nation and has been one of the most significant public buildings in Prague for over a hundred years. It is a representative building which for its splendour and beautiful decorations is one of the jewels of Prague architecture. Although the building is usually described as an "Art Nouveau" edifice it is more of a blend of neo-Baroque, neo-Renaissance, western and oriental influences and Czech Art Nouveau style. This representative building is, above all, a great venue for classical music concerts and one of the prime venues of the world-famous Prague Spring Festival.

Representative Smetana Hall was the site of the independent Czechoslovak Republic declaration in 1918. Nowadays it serves predominantly as a concert hall. Beautiful Art Nouveau decorations – paintings with Slavic motifs, decorative stained glass ceiling, gilded lamps, beautiful organ – all this creates an unusually harmonic whole, which is a worthy area for implementation of the greatest treasures of Czech and world classical music.

Program

G. Bizet – Overture from the Opera „Carmen“
W. A. Mozart – Alleluja (from Exsultate Jubilate)
A. Dvořák – Slavonic Dance No. 8
A. Dvořák – Rusalka´s aria (from the Opera „Rusalka“
E. di Capua – O Sole Mio
B. Smetana – My Country "The Moldau"
G. Rossini – Una voce poco fa (from the Opera "The Barber of Seville")
F. Sartori – Con te partiro
P. I. Tchaikovsky - Theme from Ballet ("Svan Lake")
A. Vivaldi – Four Seasons (Spring, Summer)
G. Verdi – Libiamo, ne´lieti calici (from the Opera La Traviata)

Performed by
The Dvorak Symphony Orchestra (chamber cast)
The orchestra was formed in the 60s of the last century on the initiative of the top musicians. Currently, the orchestra members are leading players of renowned orchestras in Prague such as the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, FOK, SOČR, PKO, PKF, The National Theatre and others.

Note
Duration: 65 minutes
Dress code: casual
Senior citizen discount: over 65 years
Student discount: 15 - 26 years old with a valid student identification card