Opera Repertoire

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An engrossing operatic wartime drama of love and betrayal set in Ancient Egypt

Typical Czech humour, guileful self-mockery, but also sympathy, compassion, kindness – by and large: joie de vivre!

Premiére performances: 26 and 28 May 2022 at the National Theatre

A celebration of youth, love and joie de vivre through the eyes of Parisian bohemians

Keep a safe distance when Carmen is in the mood for love

A concert marking the 180th anniversary of Antonín Dvořák’s birth a and opening the 2021/2022 Season

Premiere performance: 8 January 2022 at the Estates Theatre

Did you know that animals have desires identical with those of humans? (And vice versa...)

The final moments of the great rebel

The mysterious story about love that falls victim to creative obsession.

Immortality as punishment? Don Juan in the role of Ahasver

Will the Dutchman find the woman whose faithful love will break his eternal damnation?

A fairy tale of a brother and sister falling into the hands of a witch in a magical production featuring clowns, acrobats and puppets

The crafty Figaro will cut your hair, give you a shave, and even matchmake, if you so wish!

A playful, humorous and tender production for children and adults alike. Let’s return to our schooldays for a while!

Love, compassion, pride and cruelty in the world-renowned operatic drama set in a rural backwater

Have you heard the one about the hypochondriac prince falling in love with three ... oranges?

A legend? A myth? Perhaps, first and foremost, a story conveying a message of wisdom that many a contemporary “ruler” has failed to take to heart.

Why can’t people fly like birds?

An opera-thriller about the corrupting force of power

A Japanese story of unfulfilled desire, betrayal and honour

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Festival Zemlinsky150

A brilliant Mozart comic opera replete with disguises and crazy twists and turns

A cycle of entertainment and educational programmes for children and parents

A dark drama of passion, love, betrayal and revenge

A spellbinding fairy tale, or an ancient myth of man against Nature? Rusalka is both.

The poetic and tragic story of the unrequited love of the water nymph Rusalka

An uplifting opera attesting to the lowest human traits. The Production of 2018.

Musica non grata

The globally renowned tenor Štefan Margita will celebrate his birthday with a gala concert at the State Opera.

Musica non grata

Falling in love with a courtesan is doomed from the very start!

The famed musical fairy tale about fidelity and wisdom, as it all played out in Mozart’s imagination