Although Mozart wrote his opera about “a phoney gardener” at the age of nineteen, it already clearly shows his dramatic genius. He does not see the world in black and white and schematically but within a gamut of emotions, human types and situations, with both deep immersion and a bird’s-eye view. It is a Rococo plaything and, at the same time, a timeless statement about the human and love. Don Anchise loves Sandrina, yet she loves Count Belfiore, who is to marry Arminda, who in turn loves Don Ramiro. And as if this wasn’t enough, the servant girl Serpetta, who is yearned for by the servant Nardo, loves Don Anchise... In this typically Rococo farce, Mozart with extreme soulfulness presents a whole range of possible and impossible variants of amorous situations, cute, grotesque, and also situations in which sanity and even life itself are at stake. La finta giardiniera will be staged at the National Theatre for the very first time in its history in its, for a long time unknown, original Italian version. Our invitation to stage this Mozart opera has been kindly accepted by the creative duo Ursel and Karl-Ernst Herrmann, well-known to and esteemed by Czech audiences, as well as the outstanding young conductor Tomáš Netopil.
Orchestra of the National Theatre Opera.
The opera is staged in Italian original version and Czech and English surtitles are used in the performance.
Conductor: Tomáš Netopil
Director: Ursel Herrmann / Karl-Ernst Herrmann
Stage design: Karl-Ernst Herrmann
Costumes: Karl-Ernst Herrmann
Dramaturgy: Ondřej Hučín
Don Anchise: Jeffrey Francis
Sandrina: Simona Houda-Šaturová
Belfiore: Andrew Staples
Arminda: Marie Fajtová
Ramiro: Annekathrin Laabs
Serpetta: Kateřina Kněžíková
Nardo: Adam Plachetka
***: Mireille Mossé
In 1787 the world premiere of Don Giovanni was held at the Estates Theatre, with the great Amadeus Mozart himself conducting...
The Theatre of the Estates is one of the most beautiful historic theatre buildings in Europe. The aristocrat František Antonín Count Nostitz Rieneck, fired by a desire to enhance the charm of his native city and the minds of his fellow citizens, had this edifice built. It took not quite two years to construct and the theatre was officially opened in 1783 with a first performance of the tragedy Emilia Galotti by Lessing. Originally the theatre was dubbed Count Nostitz’s Theatre. This exceptional project for Prague of the time corresponded to the prevailing spirit at the end of 18th century when national theatres were being built at European courts, in towns and cultural centres in keeping with the visions of enlightenment promoted by facilitating general access to theatres, considered to be moral institutions demonstrating the cultural standard of a nation. The inscription above the portal reads Patriae et Musis - To the Native Land and the Muses. This motto serves as a proof of the founder’s original intention and has lost none of its validity to this day. When this theatre was linked to the National Theatre, the latter’s motto “The Nation Unto Itself” became a natural complement to the former.
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Metro B, A - Stop Můstek
Close to the bottom side of Wenceslas Square, at the Old Town.
Dress code: Guests are encouraged to dress smartly. A jacket & tie is not strictly necessary, but we would advise against wearing jeans and trainers.
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