December12 2024 (Thu)
7:00 PM

Carmen

Opera by Georges Bizet

The National Theatre in Prague | Opera and Ballet

170 minutes | Available

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Date:	December 12, 2024 \| 19:00 (Thu)
Venue:	The National Theatre in Prague
Duration:	170 minutes
Status:	Available
Reviews:	(32)

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The famous opera portraying story of femme fatale Carmen

French original version with Czech and English surtitles

The story of Carmen, a passionate Gipsy whose love can never be won for good and whose flighty life ends at the hand of a spurned lover, the soldier Don José, has captivated audiences worldwide for decades.

Carmen is actually one of the first verismo operas that preceded the “manifesto” of the Italian artistic movement.
Its style, and the death of the title heroine, which were at variance with the established opéra comique conventions, seem to have been the reason why the work did not give rise to much public enthusiasm at and in the wake of the world premiere in Paris in 1875. Yet Carmen soon triumphed in other European cities.
The opera was first presented in Prague in 1880, at the Estates Theatre. The National Theatre staged in on 3 January 1884, shortly after its opening, as the very first foreign opera. In our new production, the story of Don José, a soldier who falls madly in love with the Gypsy Carmen, will be retold by the German director Grischa Asagaroff.
The score will be explored and the performance conducted by Jaroslav Kyzlink, the music director of the National Theatre Opera.

Performing:

National Theatre soloists and chorus
National Theatre Orchestra
National Theatre Opera Ballet
Prague Philharmonic Children’s Choir

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The program may be subject to change.
The price includes service fee of 3,7 € (100,- CZK)

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The National Theatre in Prague

Address:	Národní 2, Praha 1
Capacity:	933
Type:	Theatre
Winter heating:	Yes
Wheelchair access:	Yes

The National Theatre is the most important and representative theatre of the Czech Republic

The Prague National Theatre was built from the desire of the Czech people for national independence. Its building was financed from the collections on which participated broad masses of people as well as important donators (including the nobility and the emperor himself). The theatre foundation ceremonial on 16th May 1868 became a national celebration.

The theatre was opened in 1881. In the same year the theatre burned down, and this tragic event caused a huge wave of new collections to support the restoration of the theatre. The Prague National Theatre was re-opened in 1883 by the opera Libuše by Bedřich Smetana and since then it has been serving as a place of Czech national identity and as a flagship of the Czech culture to these days.

How to get there:

Accessibility by Prague public transport:
metro B (yellow line) - Národni třída station
tram Nos. 2, 9, 17, 18, 22, 23 - Národní divadlo stop
Nearest car parking:
The underground car park of the National Theatre

Overall rating:

Pau C. | November 03, 2024 | 20:42 (Sun)

I just have one word for this play: AMAZING. The full company actors were unbeliavably excellent, the voices were astonishing, the musicians were perfect and the atmosphere was totally immersive, you could perfectly relate what the characters were feeling. The subtitles were also working perfectly: the actors were speaking in French but the subtitles were in Czech and English, it's definetly the opera I would most recommend to see in Prague. Furthermore, even the seat I took was "poor visibility" in the gallery, in the National Theatre, you can clearly see everything, there is just a little risk that you might have a column in front of you, blocking partially the view.

Valli K. | October 11, 2024 | 19:43 (Fri)

Volkmar S. | June 17, 2024 | 13:48 (Mon)

Bühnenbilder war gut, aber etwas zu sachlich Lichtführung war nicht so gut, langweilig

Nicole I. | May 29, 2024 | 18:01 (Wed)

we had such a wonderful time during our trip to Prague and visiting the national Theatre and what an extra treat to see our favorite Carmen!!! The theater is absolutely stunning and it was such a wonderful experience and highlight of our trip to the beautiful historic PRAGUE!

PragueTicketOffice: Dear Ms. Ivy, Thank you very much for your kind words and we are glad that you enjoyed a great evening at the National Theatre. Yours sincerely Eva from Prague Ticket Office

Jolanta D. | April 27, 2024 | 20:19 (Sat)

Excellent performance of the most popular George Bizet opera "Carmen". Beautyfull set of the scene, costumes and lighting. Fanstastic singers. Wonderfull building of the National Theatre in Prague.

Nancy Cecilia G. | April 25, 2024 | 18:20 (Thu)

A new concept

veronique S. | April 24, 2024 | 20:20 (Wed)

Magnifique ! Tout simplement

Dunping W. | September 20, 2023 | 08:45 (Wed)

A very good performance of Carmen by the Czech Opera. We had a great evening. Both singers and orchestra were outstanding

Helene B. | September 17, 2023 | 12:26 (Sun)

n'ayant jamais assisté à un Opéra, c' est une découverte totale !!! voir l 'opéra de CARMEN dans le Théâtre National de PRAGUE est un moment inoubliable à prévoir dans un séjour à Prague

Pauline M. | September 14, 2023 | 18:02 (Thu)

Wonderful performance of Carmen in stunning venue

FRANCOIS L. | September 08, 2023 | 18:35 (Fri)

Premier opéra pour nous avec un excellent tarif mais placés très haut. Notre connaissance préalable nous a permis de suivre le texte en français ou à contrario en anglais. Aucune vérification de la tenue vestimentaire. Il y avait beaucoup de baskets !

Athina M. | September 08, 2023 | 16:20 (Fri)

Petra L. | June 29, 2023 | 15:58 (Thu)

We had a wonderfull evening. It was better than expected!

Lena H. | June 29, 2023 | 15:36 (Thu)

Stunning

Jaime M. | June 24, 2023 | 15:25 (Sat)

pascal C. | June 18, 2023 | 15:13 (Sun)

Opéra en Français, sous titrage en anglais Belle troupe de comédiens Super orchestre Un grand moment pour un premier opéra !

Ellanna S. | June 15, 2023 | 20:22 (Thu)

It was amazing— Carmen is one of my favorite operas! I also loved the costumes and the set design!

Damon C. | June 14, 2023 | 18:06 (Wed)

We saw Carmen and it was fantastic. The opera was great but it was especially nice that they had the lyrics written on a screen in English so we could understand. Fantastic venue and show.

Marlene B. | April 16, 2023 | 18:25 (Sun)

Ronen G. | April 13, 2023 | 21:55 (Thu)

Romain G. | April 11, 2023 | 11:42 (Tue)

Peter H. | March 13, 2023 | 14:25 (Mon)

What can I say: Wonderful singers, excellent orchestra, great overall performance, enchanting venue. Highly recommended

Penny K. | January 18, 2023 | 11:33 (Wed)

Although the location and singing were fabulous, the set looked as if it had been designed by a pre schooler and the costumes were bizarre, denim theme / costumes!

Douglas M. | January 15, 2023 | 17:22 (Sun)

Erik K. | November 27, 2022 | 14:14 (Sun)

I am not a fan of opera - with the exception of 'Orpheus et Eurydice'- however I (together with my niece) had a fantastic evening. I was surprised to see so many secondary school pupils (in their best outfits) visiting the opera. All in all a fantastic evening !

THEONYMFI C. | November 23, 2022 | 17:10 (Wed)

Selina E. | October 20, 2022 | 17:46 (Thu)

Carmen was excellent. We loved the opera!!!

Ruben G. | June 30, 2022 | 12:47 (Thu)

Jean H. | June 25, 2022 | 08:58 (Sat)

gerard P. | April 19, 2022 | 15:26 (Tue)

Très belle représentation, beaux décors, beaux costumes. Les choeurs très biens ainsi que les chanteurs (sauf Don José un peu juste ua niveau puissance) Carmen était parfaite au niveau chant et jeu de scènes. Très agréble soirée.

Andrew S. | March 31, 2022 | 21:41 (Thu)

Jerome B. | March 30, 2022 | 13:25 (Wed)

De très bons artistes. Une soirée formidable.

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