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  Opera house - from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
An opera house is a building where operas are performed.
The venues are usually constructed specifically with opera in mind, although other performing arts may be performed there.
Opera House of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. Harrison Opera House; Norfolk, Virginia
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 The Prague State Opera - Prague Hotels, Prague Apartments - Travel Pages
The Prague State Opera is preparing a new presentation of the staging from 1993 with Claes Fellbom serving as stage director.
The State Opera Prague has decided to stage the first version in the form it was produced for the first time in the New Czech Theatre in Prague on October 8, 1882.
The opera with the libretto by Rudolf Lothar based on the Spanish drama by Angel Guimera shows elements of Italian verism as well as the influence of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss: Wagnerian leitmotifs permeate the entire oeuvre, while the local Spanish atmosphere is evoked by the sound of shawms and pastoral songs.
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 Prague opera tickets, Prague state opera tickets, Prague opera Carmen, Prague opera tickets Prague opera tickets, ...
Prague - PRAGUE STATE OPERA: UN BALLO IN MASCHERA 2005/6
The Prague State Opera is renowned as one of Europe's finest Opera houses and resides in the building which on January 5th, 1888 was opened as a Prague German stage with the performance of Wagner's opera.
Prague - PRAGUE STATE OPERA - CINDERELLA - 2005/6
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 Pragoscan
Mozart´s operas – Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, Cosi Fan Tutte and Le Nozze Di Figaro – are still in the repertoire.
Prague State Opera is located in a beautiful building, the former New German Theatre, built in 1888.
A regular guest on the state of the State Opera is the Prague Chamber Ballet.
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 Czech Music 2003 - issue No. 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
At the Prague State he presented a number of works by contemporary Czech and foreign composers, and gave space to composers at the beginning of their careers in the series "Banging on the Iron Curtain".
At the last "Banging" we presented chamber operas by Karel Škarka and Markéta Dvořáková, and we are rehearsing premieres of Miloš Štědroň the younger's Lidská tragikomedie [The Human Tragicomedy] and two chamber operas by the brothers Michal and Marek Keprt.
Major opera houses construct their programmes mainly from 18th- and 19th-century operas, and contemporary works are in a minority.
www.musica.cz /czechmusic/czm0203.htm   (2713 words)

  
 Homepage - State Opera Prague - www.opera.cz
The Prague State Opera presents a concert by singers Hana Hegerová and Dana Bárta on October 17, 2005.
Prague State Opera to partake at the Macerata Festival, Italy
The Prague State Opera in cooperation with the Slovart publishing house publishes a representative book tracking the history of this significant cultural institution since its opening in 1888 till the end of the 2002/2003 season.
www.opera.cz /en/intro.htm   (394 words)

  
 Jaroslav Vocelka - Opera is unfortunately not for everybody   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
I took over the State Opera on July 1st, 2002 with a very bad economic situation, which was due to a number of circumstances such as floods and the related decrease in the number of foreign visitors.
The State Opera is working on the premiere of a new study of Rusalka by Antonín Dvoøák.
Of course, this is also where we introduce the opera house and its environment to young visitors that may come to the prize ceremony, and we hope that they will then come back to see an opera performance.
www.clubmagazine.cz /2005_02/interwiews/vocelka/Jaroslav_Vocelka_en.htm   (1352 words)

  
 News - State Opera Prague - operaprague.com
In co-production with the Opera Festival at Macerata, Italy, the Prague State Opera will show two works by the French composer Francis Poulenc: – the surrealistic parody Les mamelles de Tiresias, to the text by Guillaume Apollinaire, and the lyrical tragedy in one act after Jean Cocteau, The Human Voice, on February 2, 2006.
A protocol on cooperation between the Prague State Opera and Asociazione Arena Sferisterio – Macerata Opera was executed on February 18, 2005.
On June 2, the ballet, with choreography by Chief of Tanztheater Plauen-Zwickau Ballet Bronislav Roznos, was the last premiere of Prague State Opera in the 2004/2005 season.
operaprague.com /en/aktuality/?sop=9c47d8ae6ff04fa6b6746880f204305a   (1039 words)

  
 Prague State Opera in Prague
Originally named the German Theatre, the Prague State Opera opened it's doors in 1888 and was immediately regarded as one of the finest German opera houses outside Germany.
At the end of World War II though, as Czechoslovakia became a communist state, the opera house changed its name to the Smetana Theatre and suffered badly from neglect.
An evening at the opera is for many visitors a highlight of their trip to Prague.
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 Prague Czech Republic
Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic.
The dilapidated Carolinum was rebuilt in 1718 at the expense of the state.
Prague is the wealthiest city in Central and Eastern Europe, and wealthier than many in Western Europe, with a per-capita GDP (PPP) of EUR 31,369, which is at 149% of the European Union average.
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 hotels Prague, hotel Prague   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Prague capital of Czech Republic become popular tourist destination in the last years.
Merlin pension Prague is a guest house with familial atmosphere located close the historical centre of Prague - between the Charles Square and the embankment of the Vltava river.
The Golden Star house is considered one of the most romantic hotels in Prague as it is located in the Lesser Town of Prague with a view of the Kings Road and Prague Castle and thanks to recent reconstruction in 2000 that persevered the original architectural style of the 14th century.
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 New production of Antonin Dvorak's Rusalka at State Opera - 19-05-2005 - Radio Prague
The Czech State Opera recently premiered a new production of Antonin Dvorak's Rusalka; his second-last opera, it is about a water-nymph, who, through a witch's magic spell, leaves her underwater home to live on land - with tragic results.
A musical version was staged in Prague in the year 2000, but it was not a hit at the box office.
The latest staging at the Prague State Opera is directed by Zdenek Troska, who is best known for making popular low-brow films but made a big impression last year with a successful production of Georges Bizet's Carmen, also at the State Opera.
www.radio.cz /en/article/66676   (592 words)

  
 Fodor's Travel Guides | Forums Messages
Most of the Vienna opera house was destroyed in the war and was rebuilt in a newer style that was not as attractive in my opinion.
Budapest - we went to the state opera house - but you mention the Erkel theatre - this is not the same thing.
The former is an opera house in all its glory the latter is a square box of a buidling- did not go inside but it looked like a typical theatre built in the 60s and designed by some one school in Comunist architecture.
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 Embassy of Romania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Anda-Louise Bogza (soloist of the National Theatre and the State Opera, Prague) studied at the George Enescu Conservatory and the Academy of Music in Bucharest and Prague (piano, singing and harpsicord).
With her powerful portrayal of Aida she was very successful at the Vienna State Opera, the Berlin State Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Opera Leipzig.
She made a big impression as Tosca at the Opera Frankfort, the National Opera Bordeaux, the New Israeli Opera Tel Aviv, the National Operas of Bratislava and Bucharest and in Japan.
www.roemb.co.uk /Events/Bogza/bogza.htm   (227 words)

  
 ..:: Accom Prague - Culture ::..   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The State Opera (Statni Opera), National Theatre (Narodni divadlo) and Estates Theatre (Stavovske Divadlo) are the best addresses in Prague for opera and ballet.
Prague State Opera - is located in a beautiful building, the former New German Theatre, built in 1888.
It is highly recommended to visit Rudolfinum, Klementinum or musical performances in concert halls on Prague Castle or in many churches.
www.accom-prague.cz /culture.php   (372 words)

  
 Prague Hotels - Music in Prague
The are two main venues for classical opera and ballet in Prague, the Prague State Opera and the National Theatre, Prague.
Most State Opera performances are from the Italian repertoire - Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi and Puccini - with the occasional inclusion of Russian, German and French oeuvres each season.
The Prague Symphony Orchestra also perform regular concerts in the salon and garden of the Vila Bertramka which is the home of the Mozart Museum.
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 Global Hotels 24 7.com
Prague State Opera House is a beautiful opera house, built and opened in 1887-88.
The opera house often presents performances from the Italian repertoire: Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi and Puccini with occasional excursions into German and French opera.
Although it is world renowned and frequented by connoisseurs of opera, it is still well worth a visit by any first time tourist, whether an opera lover or not.
www.prague.globalhotels-24-7.com /StateOperaHouse.php   (206 words)

  
 Ataman Hotel - Aspendos - International Opera and Ballet Festival
Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival organized by the Ministry of Culture, Directorate General of State Opera and Ballet, will be held on 8 June - 6 July 2002.
Foreign guest companies this year in the festival are the Prague State Opera (Czech Republic), who will perform "Nabucco" by Verdi, Nevai Theatre from Uzbekistan performing Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake"; the Spanish National Ballet performing "Fuenteovejuna" by A.Gades; and the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet performing "Romeo and Juliet" by Prokofiev.
Mozart's opera the "Abduction from the Seraglio" (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) of W.A.Mozart, which has been in the Ankara State Opera and Ballet repertory since April, will be staged in Aspendos, using its original German libretto.
www.atamanhotel.com /culture/aspendos.html   (337 words)

  
 Prague Culture - Culture in Prague   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Prague has several major opera houses and concert halls.
So why not treat yourself to a bit of Prague culture by checking out the Statni Opera Praha, the Prague State Opera on Wilsonova 4, has a continuous programme of Opera and Ballet.
Prague Beer is also a famous Culture experience when visiting the city – there is a wide variety of excellent local beers and everyone enjoys the price which are very reasonable compared to other large European cities.
www.praguecitytourist.com /prague-culture.html   (340 words)

  
 DOS Orchestra 54
Prague State Opera Director Eva Randova, Culture Minister Pavel Tigrid and Prague Mayor Jan Koukal agreed March 25 that the State Opera, today supervised by the Ministry of Culture, will be financed by the city from 1998.
He conducted the premiere of Kurt Weill's ~The Threepenny Opera~ and was music director of the Pathe newsreels until the Anschluss, when he fled to France, where he wrote nearly 30 childrens' operas with his first wife, Heddy.
Nelhybel was born in Polanka, Czechoslovakia and studied at Prague University, the University of Fribourg and the Prague Conservatory.
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 Hotel Berlin Prague   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Un hotel de 3 étoiles non loin du centre de la ville de Prague, la capitale de la République...
Berlin Prague: Hotel Belin Prague, located in Smichov area close to Vltava river and Andel station few minutes from Charles Square in Prague 5...
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 FT.com / Arts & Weekend / Art, music & theatre - Cinderella, Prague State Opera Ballet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
For its holiday fare, Prague's State Opera Ballet scores big points simply by not presentingThe Nutcracker complete, en suite, tangoed or break-danced: the company's new Cinderella can stand (and dance) on its own merits in any season.
Since its 1945 Bolshoi Theatre premiere, Prokofiev's droll, ironic score has been utilised for at least 20 subsequent versions, never yielding a universally embraced ballet (Frederick Ashton fans might disagree).
The latest is the product of the former dancer and figure skating champion Pavel S{u}mok and the State Opera Ballet chief Pavel D{u} umbala.
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 Becherovka sponsor of Dvořák's Dimitrij premiere   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Next to Rusalka (Water Nymph), the opera Dimitrij represents Dvořák's most significant stage piece thanks to its marvellous music richness and dramatic intensity.
Dvořák largely adapted the opera several times so that he eventually produced two versions, which used to be variously.
The opera draws on the Russian history of the turn of the 16
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 Opera In Prague   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Prague Opera Gala history, singers by Czech Opera Server.
Prague Opera: Estates Theatre Opera premieres, repertoire, history, seating plan by Czech Opera Server.
Prague Opera: Prague National Theatre Opera, Prague State Opera, Prague Estates Theatre by Czech Opera Server.
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 Morgan Tours - Opera Destinations World-Wide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Prague is the Jewel of Bohemia, an ancient, romantic city of castles, churches, myth and music.
The tour is set so that you may attend either the Prague & Vienna or the Vienna & Budapest portions of the itinerary for the same price if you so choose.
The afternoon is at leisure and in the evening we depart for the Prague State Opera to attend Prokofiev's ballet Cinderella.
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 Prague Opera Tickets, Prague State Opera, Prague National Theatre Opera, Prague Opera Schedule and Tickets 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Prague Opera Tickets, Prague State Opera, Prague National Theatre Opera, Prague Opera Schedule and Tickets 2005
The third opera of the Ring is named after Siegfried, the son of Sieglinde and Siegmund.
In this part the gods clash with humans, represented by the hero Siegfried.
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 State Opera House (Státní opera) | Bar/Club Review | Prague | Frommers.com
First the "New German Theater" and then the "Smetana Theater," the State Opera was built in the 1880s for the purpose of staging Germanic music and drama.
Based on a Viennese design, the Renaissance-style theater was rebuilt after suffering serious damage during the bombing of Prague in 1945.
In addition to being home to the State Opera, the house stages other music and dance events.
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 Prague Opera Tickets
Visitors can enjoy the finest opera performances in some of the most stunning opera houses in Europe.
Prague has three opera houses, where visitors enjoy opera, ballet and classical concerts: Prague State Opera, National Theatre and Estates Theatre: Prague opera houses
Prague also boasts some fine concert halls, playing classical concerts most nights of the week.
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 Show Tickets - Opera Tickets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Prague National Theatre Opera, Prague State Opera, Prague Estates Theatre by Czech opera server.
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 World Wide Ticketing - Prauge State Opera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Prague State Opera resides in the building which on January 5th, 1888 was opened as a Prague German stage with the performance of Wagner's opera, The Mastersingers of Nürnberg.
In the 19th century, Prague Germans performed in the Estate's Theatre in alternation with a Czech company.
Also sharing in the design was the architect of the Vienna Municipal Theatre, Karl Hasenauer, while Prague architect Alfons Wertmüller took part in the construction.
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