Idomeneo for Mozart’s Birthday – 270th Anniversary

Let's celebrate the 270th Anniversary of the maestro with a concert performance of the opera Idomeneo

Musicologist and Mozart scholar Alfred Einstein described Idomeneo as “a pure explosion of musical invention,” and Mozart himself considered it one of his finest achievements in musical drama.

Idomeneo stands not only as the first great pinnacle of his operatic output, but also as a crucial step toward personal artistic freedom. The young composer composed the opera in Munich — far from his native Salzburg, far from his strict father Leopold, and far from his autocratic employer, Archbishop Colloredo. For the first time, he could fully assert his own artistic vision. And more than that: the success of the opera’s premiere in January 1781 in Munich gave him the confidence and courage to pursue the path of an independent artist. The final decade of his life would be spent as a free composer in Vienna.

Performing: 

Soloists
State Opera Choir
State Opera Orchestra

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)

Visit the Prague opera houses' interiors. 

Estates Theatre - Prague Opera tickets

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.

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