The Prague State Opera is part of the National Theatre of Czech Republic. It was first opened in 1888 as the New German Theatre; later, it was called Smetana Theatre from 1949 to 1989. It was ...

Rampant ambition, inordinate lust for power and mysterious oracles - these are the ingredients of the opera thriller and the first of the three unique creative unions between Giuseppe Verdi and ...

In Prague (in the opera house, today´s State Opera), the opera has been staged since the very beginning of its existence, when it took over the production from the German Estates Theatre.

and Prague State Opera in Czech. In 2009, the opera Red Cliff went abroad for the first time, appearing in the form of a video at Time Square's famous big screen in New York. This time around ...

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech State Opera hoisted an ornate curtain on Thursday as a three-year project to restore the 19th-century opera building to its original glory neared completion ahead of a ...

George Michael attempted a bit of everything, in a bizarre, stop-start set at the State Opera House in Prague, says Neil McCormick. By Neil Mccormick 23 August 2011 • 5:55pm George Michael on ...

A VISIT TO the Prague State Opera House to see a performance of Puccini’s La Bohème and the chance to spend three nights in Prague… A VISIT TO the Prague State Opera House to see a ...

As of the 2025/26 season German conductor Hermann Bäumer will serve as music director of the State Opera in Prague. He will replace Andriy Yurkevych, who is leaving the post for personal reasons.