Prague National Theatre Announces 2024-25 Season

By Francisco Salazar

The Prague National Theatre Opera and State Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. The company will present eight new productions and 320 performances of 39 different operas.

Operas in alphabetical order 

The season will include Petar Selem’s production of Verdi’s “Aida” with Andriy Yurkevych conducting.

Performance Dates: TBA

Bizet’s “Carmen” returns in Grischa Asagaroff’s production. 

Performance Date: Sept. 25, 2024

Jiří Habart conducts Mozart’s “Così fan tutte.”

Performance Date: Feb. 15, 2025

Ole Anders Tandberg’s production of Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer” returns.

Performance Dates: May 18, 2025

Hermann Bäumer and Richard Hein conduct Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier.”

Performance Dates: Sept. 7-21, 2024

Vladimír Morávek’s production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” returns.

Performance Dates: August 30, 2024-March 23, 2025

Jan Kučera and David Radok’s “Don Buoso” and Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” will be presented in a double bill.

Performance Date: Jan 29, 2025

Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will be conducted by Zbyněk Müller.

Performance Dates Dec. 15, 2024

Gounod’s “Faust” will be presented in a new production by Jan Philipp Gloger. Sébastien Rouland and Zbyněk Müller conduct.

Performance Dates: March 13-26, 2025

Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” will be conducted by Richard Hein and Anna Novotná Pešková.

Performance Dates: Dec. 15, 2024 & March 9, 2025

Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia” will be directed by Magdalena Švecová. 

Performance Date: Oct. 2, 2024

Calixto Bieito directs a new production of Janáček’s “Jenůfa.”

Performance Date: May 22, 2025

Janáček’s “Jenůfa” will also be performed in the classic Jiří Nekvasil production. 

Performance Dates: Sept. 11 & 16, 2024

Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” returns in Julia Burbach‘s production.

Performance Dates: August 25-Dec. 17, 2024

Puccini’s “La bohème” will be conducted by Mykola Dyadyura and Jiří Štrunc.

Performance Dates: TBA

Verdi’s “La Traviata” will be conducted by Anna Novotná Pešková, Vincenzo Milletarì, and Jiří Štrunc.

Performance Dates: TBA

Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” will be directed by Martin Čičvák.

Performance Dates: Oct. 6 & 23, 2024

Reimann’s “Lear” will be conducted by Hermann Bäumer and directed by Barbora Horáková Joly.

Performance Dates: June 6 & 17, 2025

Ligeti’s “Le Grand Macabre” will be conducted by Jiří Rožeň.

Performance Dates: Oct. 10 & 13, 2024

Marek Šedivý and Zdeněk Klauda conduct Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.”

Performance Dates: August 31-Sept. 26, 2024

Semtana’s “Libuše” will be directed by Jan Burian.

Performance Dates: TBA

Andriy Yurkevych conducts Verdi’s “Macbeth.”

Performance Dates: TBA

Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will be revived.

Performance Date: Dec. 1, 2024

Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” will get a new production by Sláva Daubnerová.

Performance Dates: March 27-April 23, 2025

Cherubini’s “Médée” will be directed by Roland Schwab in a new production.

Performance Dates: Jan. 23-19, 2025

Tomáš Ondřej Pilař directed Verdi’s “Nabucco.”

Performance Dates: August 24, 2024-Jan. 30, 2025

“Opera is Fun!” will be performed.

Performance Dates: TBA

Verdi’s “Otello” will be directed by Martin Čičvák.

Performance Dates: Sept. 26, 2024-Feb. 16, 2025

Ruggero Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Pietro Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana” will be performed.

Performance Dates: Feb. 28 & March 10, 2025

Rameau’s “Platée” will be directed by SKUTR

Performance Dates: Nov. 21, 2024-June 1, 2025 

Gabriel Feltz conducts Verdi’s “Rigoletto.”

Performance Dates: TBA

Sláva Daubnerová directs Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette.” 

Performance Dates: TBA

Dvořák’s “Rusalka” will be conducted by David Švec.

Performance Dates: Sept. 21 & 27, 2024

Fibich’s “Šárka” will receive a new production by Kay Link.

 Performance Dates: June 5 & 15, 2025

Smetana’s “The Bartered Bride” returns in Alice Nellis.

Performance Dates: August 28-Sept. 28, 2024

Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” will be performed in Ondřej Havelka’s production.

Performance Dates: TBA

Dvořák’s “The Devil and Kate” will be performed in Marián Chudovský’s production.

Performance Dates: Dec. 8 & March 8, 2025

Smetana’s “The Secret” returns.

Performance Dates: August 28, 2024-May 28, 2025 

Ondrej Olos and Vincenzo Milletarì conduct Puccini’s “Tosca.”

Performance Dates: August 23-Sept. 10, 2024

Andrea Sanguineti’s Puccini’s “Turandot.”

Performance Date: Nov 3, 2024

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