Year of Czech Music Gala Concert
An untraditional venue, Prague’s O2 Arena, will on Wednesday 17 December host one of the biggest projects in the classical music field in the Czech Republic. The closing concert of the Year of Czech Music 2014 promises excellent performances by top-class vocal soloists (Ana María Martínez, Eva Urbanová, Adam Plachetka, Ramón Vargas), conductor Jakub Hrůša and members of leading Czech orchestras and choirs.
The event is being jointly organised by the Czech Association of Music Festivals and Bestsport Arena, while the Association of Symphony Orchestras and Choirs of the Czech Republic and the City of Prague are co-organisers.
GALA CONCERT PROGRAMME
Bedřich Smetana
Libuše: Overture
Bedřich Smetana (Choir)
The Bartered Bride: Chorus from Act I “Let’s rejoice and be merry”
Bedřich Smetana (Adam Plachetka)
The Secret: Kalina’s aria from Act II “I am penniless”
Antonín Dvořák (Ana María Martínez)
Rusalka: Rusalka’s aria from Act I “Song to the Moon”
Antonín Dvořák (Ramón Vargas, Eva Urbanová)
Rusalka: Prince and Foreign Princess scene from Act II “A week now do you dwell with me”
Antonín Dvořák (Choir, Adam Plachetka)
Rusalka: Choir from Act II “White blossoms all along the road”
Antonín Dvořák (Ana María Martínez, Ramón Vargas, Adam Plachetka)
Rusalka: Scene from Act III “Beloved, do you recognise me?”
Bedřich Smetana (Adam Plachetka)
Libuše: Přemysl’s aria from Act II “Already the sun burns”
Bedřich Smetana (Eva Urbanová, choir)
Libuše: Libuše’s Prophecy from Act III “O mighty gods”
František Škroup (all)
Kde domov můj (Where is My Home, Czech national anthem)
INTERVAL
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”
More information on the project HERE.
