Celebrate New Year's Eve with opera arias, Swan Lake ballet and Strauss waltzes in Prague's 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.
Program
W. A. Mozart – A Little Night Music, K. 525 (selection)
W. A. Mozart – The Magic Flute: Queen of the Night's aria or Pamina's aria
W. A. Mozart – Don Giovanni: Giovanni and Zerlina's duet "Là ci darem la mano"
F. Sartori – Con te partirò
P. I. Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake: Overture
P. I. Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake: Swan Theme
P. I. Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake: Pas de quatre
P. I. Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake: Neapolitan Dance (Tarantella)
A. Dvořák – Rusalka: Rusalka's aria
A. Dvořák – Slavonic Dance No. 8
G. Verdi – La traviata: "Libiamo ne' lieti calici"
E. di Capua – O sole mio
J. Strauss II – Emperor Waltz, Op. 437
J. Strauss II – Die Fledermaus: Adele's aria "Mein Herr Marquis"
J. Strauss II – The Blue Danube, Op. 314
J. Strauss I – Radetzky March, Op. 228
Performed by
Dvořák Symphony Orchestra Prague (chamber cast)
Conductor and piano: Martin Peschík
Soprano: Vanda Šípová (soloist at the National Theatre in Prague)
Tenor: Michal Bragagnolo (soloist at the National Theatre in Prague)
Ballet soloists: Nela Strnadová and Jiří Waňka (in period costumes)
Choreography: Nela Strnadová
Ballet company
The Dvořák Symphony Orchestra Prague originated in the 1960s on the initiative of top Czech musicians. Its current members are leading players of renowned orchestras such as the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Prague Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of the National Theatre, and the ensemble has performed across Europe as well as in the USA, Japan and South Korea.
Important Information
Duration: 70 minutes, no intermission
Dress code: casual
Discounts: students (15-26 with a valid student card) and seniors (65+); children up to 14 at a reduced flat rate
Child tickets can only be purchased together with an adult ticket - up to three child tickets per adult ticket; other requests are handled on a case-by-case basis.