The Nutcracker: A Christmas Carol

The magic of Christmas with one of the most beautiful ballets of all times - The Nutckracker by P. I. Tchaikovsky 

In case you are unable to purchase the tickets in the ground floor or the balcony, please try purchasing the available seats in the 1st gallery, 2nd gallery or standing seats. 

The Hungarian choreographer and former Artistic Director of Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, Youri Vámos, was inspired by Charles Dickens’s fairy tale and introduced a new staging version of this ballet. 

The Nutcracker belongs to one of the most popular of the classical repertoire of ballet ensembles. Since its premiere in 1892 it has undergone many changes in both the dramaturgical and choreographic conception, yet its popularity among children and adults alike has been constantly growing.

Enter the world of magic...

Performed by: 

Orchestra of the National Theatre
Prague Philharmonic Children´s Choir 
The Czech National Ballet and students of Ballet Preparatory School of The Czech National Ballet

Important:

• 20 min. intermission
• Theatre is a cultural institution. Please respect the common principles of appropriate behaviour and clothing
• The production uses smoke and loud sound effects
• Suitable for audience from 5 years
• The program may be subject to change
• The purchased tickets cannot be returned or exchanged
• No discounts are provided
• The price includes service fee of 3,7 € (100,- CZK)

Guided tours in Prague's opera houses

The National Theatre in Prague

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 - Národní divadlo stop
• Nearest car parking:
  The underground car park of the National Theatre