Christmas Matinee

Date:	December 20, 2025 \| 11:00 (Sat)
Venue:	Estates Theatre - Prague Opera tickets
Duration:	95 minutes
Intermission:	No
Status:	Available

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The traditional Christmas Matinee concert in the National Theatre, with (not only) Baroque Czech Christmas music, will bring joy to you

This concert is part of the National Theatre Opera and the State Opera exceptional musical programme of song recitals.

Program:

Adam Michna z Otradovic: Czech Marian Music a The Music of the Holy Year (selection)
Jaroslav Pelikán: „Advent Cantata“ (National Theatre Chorus) - World premiere
- intermission -
Jakub Jan Ryba: Pastorellas
Jak milé, rozkošné (M. Svobodová)
Rozmilý slavíčku (N. Šmausová)
Libou písničku (M. Svobodová)
Spi, spi, neviňátko (N. Šmausová, M. Svobodová)
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols (National Theatre Chorus)

Performing:

Natálie Šmausová, Marie Svobodová - vocals
National Theatre Choir
Lukáš Kozubík - choir master
National Theatre Orchestra
Ivana Pokorná - harp
Zdeněk Klauda - positive organ

Important:

The purchased tickets cannot be returned or exchanged
No discounts are provided
Theatre is a cultural institution. Please respect the common principles of appropriate behaviour and clothing.
The program may be subject to change
The price includes service fee of 3,7 € (100,- CZK)

Give a musical present to your loved one.

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Estates Theatre - Prague Opera tickets

Address:	Ovocný trh 1 , Praha 1
Capacity:	589
Type:	Theatre
Winter heating:	Yes
Wheelchair access:	Yes

The Estates Theatre is one of the most beautiful historical theatre buildings in Europe

The Estates Theatre is deeply linked with the name of W. A. Mozart. Besides other of his works, it was the venue of world premieres of two Mozart operas: Don Giovanni (on 29 October 1787 – conducted by the composer himself) and La clemenza di Tito (1791, to mark the coronation of Leopold II). Enjoy the festive atmosphere of this beautiful theatre in which W. A. Mozart received enthusiastic ovations after conducting his operas. The Estates Theatre is in operation continuously since 1783. It was built by enlightened and patriotically minded Count Nostitz Rieneck, who thus aimed to enhance the cultural life of Prague inhabitans.

His idea, that a generally accessible theatre is a moral institution demonstrating the cultural level of the nation, was in compliance with the spirit of the late 18th century, the Age of Enlightenment, and the project of theatre was extremely important for Prague of that time. Although presenting plays in German language at first, the theatre soon started staging also Czech plays. In 1798 the Theatre was bought by the Czech Estates, hence its today´s name.

The Estates Theatre is inseparably linked with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The composer has visited Prague couple of times to compose and give concerts here, and in 1787 he presented his opera The Marriage of Figaro in the Estates Theatre.

Under the impression of its enthusiastic reception Mozart composed the Don Giovanni opera for Prague, and personally conducted its world premiere in the Estates Theatre. The opera was an immense success and that is how Don Giovanni and the Estates Theatre have entered the history...

The Estates Theatre was one of the locations in the famous film Amadeus by Miloš Forman. Although the name of Mozart shines the most brightly in the history of the theatre, the Estates Theatre allured many other distinct artists of Europe-wide significance.

Carl Maria von Weber was a musical director of the Theatre; the violin virtuoso Niccolo Paganini gave a concert here; Arthur Rubinstein, Carl Goldmark and Gustav Mahler conducted at the theatre. Other famous personalities are i.e. the actors W. A. Iffland, F. Raimund, J. N. Nestroy, W. Scholze, I. Aldrige and many others.

The Estates Theatre was extremely important for the Czech theatre. From the pioneers such as the Thám brothers, to V. K. Klicpera, J. K. Tyl, J. J. Kollár, etc., the generations of leading creators and artists presented their plays here. The first Czech modern opera, Škroup’s The Tinker, was presented here in 1826.

The play Fidlovačka by J. K. Tyl and F. Škroup, premiered here, includes the song “Kde domov můj” (Where is My Home), which would later become the Czech national anthem. In the Estates Theatre you can see opera, drama and ballet performances.

How to get there:

Accessibility by public transport:
metro A ( green line) or B (yellow line) - Můstek station
Nearest car parking:
Millenium Plaza, V Celnici 10, Prague 1, or Palladium or Kotva shopping malls on Náměstí Republiky