Ballet by L. Delibes
Prague State Opera | Opera and Ballet
140 minutes | Available
A treasure of the cultural legacy, it has been staged worldwide ever since its premiere in Paris in 1870. Based on Marius Petipa’s version of the original ballet, created by Arthur Saint-Léon, and set to Léo Delibes’s sublime music, Ronald Hynd’s 1985 choreography radiates classical beauty.The enchanting sets and costumes for the production have been designed by Roberta Guidi di Bagno.
The ballet tells us the story of Swanilda, the daughter of the mayor of a small town, and her wilful fiancé Franz. Their relationship runs into trouble when the eccentric Dr. Coppélius makes the charming life-size doll Coppélia. “There is no prince or princess, there are no swans or sleeping beauties. Only two villagers, a boy and a girl falling in love with each other. It’s about life … I think that is precisely why the ballet is so popular. Audiences can identify with the simple fetching story.” Ronald Hynd
Famous musicals in Prague
Visit the recently re-opened and newly refurbished grand opera house with a noteworthy history where many world renown artists have worked here making each performance a prime cultural event.
This Neo-classical edifice was built in 1883 by the German Theatre Association as a reaction of German minority in Prague to the opening of the Prague National Theatre. As the New German Theatre it soon gained international acclaim for its inovative repertoire and artistic leadership including such names as Angelo Neumann, Alexander Zemlinski or Georg Szell.
Nowadays, famous operas, as well as pieces unjustly overlooked or unknown in the Czech Republic are introduced in the State Opera gaining the theatre a reputation of one of the best European scenes where you can enjoy watching mainly opera and ballet performances.
Overall rating:
The ballet was beautiful, great music and gorgeous costumes. Taking a few points off based on my seat where I could only see half the stage for the first act and then asked others in my box if we could move the chairs so I could see better.
Nous ne tarisons pas d'éloges sur la qualité de ce spectacle empli de légèreté, d'élégance, de couleurs, de qualité des danseurs, d'harmonie dans les tableaux. Une soirée exceptionnelle encore.
Très beau ballet
September 06, 2025 | 19:00 (Sat)
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