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NT Opera I The Devil and Kate: Jana Kurucová (Kate), Aleš Briscein (Shepherd Jirka), National Theatre Chorus  – photo: Zdeněk SokolNT Opera I The Devil and Kate: Jana Kurucová (Kate), Aleš Briscein (Shepherd Jirka), National Theatre Chorus  – photo: Zdeněk Sokol
Opera

The Devil and Kate

Antonín Dvořák
The National Theatre
The Year of Czech music
English surtitles
For the whole family
For children

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    December 2024

    Sunday 8. 12.
    17:00

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    The Year of Czech music
    English surtitles
    For the whole family
    March 2025

    Saturday 8. 3.
    17:00

    Currently subscription sale only More about subscription

    The Year of Czech music
    English surtitles
    For the whole family

    Basic information

    Venue

    The National Theatre

    Approximate running time

    2 hours 45 minutes, 2 intermission (20 minutes) minutes

    Language

    In Czech, surtitles in English

    Premiere

    September 21, 2003

    The theme of this charming fairy-tale opera is taken over from Božena Němcová's folk tale of the same name about the brazen and fearless Kate, the wily shepherd Jirka and the duped devil Marbuel.

    Cast

    • 2023-2024
    • 2024-2025

    Creatives

    Stage director
    Marián Chudovský
    Sets and costumes
    Adolf Born
    Choreography
    Daniel Wiesner
    Chorus master
    Pavel Vaněk

    About

    National Theatre Chorus
    Ballet of the National Theatre Opera
    National Theatre Orchestra


    Antonín Dvořák’s two most successful operas, The Devil and Kate, and Rusalka, are based on fairy-tale motifs. Blending folk and humorous with lyrical and fantasy elements is one of the typical (and still very popular) traits of Czech dramatic creation. Dvořák created a masterly patchwork of contrasting scenes – folksy, breezy, fiendishly fervent and courtly noble.

    Owing to the inspired invention with musical motifs and orchestra instrumentation, The Devil and Kate is a thoroughly original work from beginning to end, one that surpasses Dvořák’s previous operas in many respects.

    Adolf Born's exquisite sets and costumes bear the hallmark of this original and popular artist.

    WARNING: Gunshots will be heard during the performance.
    Suitable for audience from 5 years.

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      The Devil and Kate Programme

      A booklet for the production of The Devil and Kate

      80 Kč

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