Home » Repertoire » Work
Bohuslav Martinů: The Soldier and The Dancer
Staging team
- Conductor: V. Spurný
- Stage director: D. Pountney, N. Raab
- Set designer: D. Hayler
- Costume designer: D. Hayler
- Choreography: R. Hofmanová
- Assistant director: L. Cukr
Cast
- Simon, citizen of Athens: R. Vocel
- Mrs. Raspberry, his wife: J. Přívratská
- Calidorus, their son: R. Šicho
- Pseudolus, their servant: O. Kříž, V. Sibera
- Bumpkin, town councillor and owner of dance hall i: P. Klečka
- Fenicia, dancer at Bumpkin’s: A. Janotová
- Aloisia, Pseudolus’ lover: S. Čmugrová
- Harpax, army servant from Sparta: J. Ondráček
- The cook: T. Černý, M. Vlček
- Caretaker: J. Maříková
- Three lanterns: V. Bulíček, L. Novák
- Statue: L. Hynek-Krämer
- Moon: N. Nikolov
- Negress: A. Todorova
- Drunkard: L. Koverdynský
A remarkable comic opera by Bohuslav Martinu from the year 1928, written in the style of a jazz revue. Already in his first opera Martinu attempts a new form of opera as a live musical theatre. The libretto elaborates on the text of Plautus’ comedy Sly-fox Pseudolus in the form of a sort of opera revue, combining the classical plot with contemporary elements, including the principle of “theatre within theatre” and “play within play”. The work’s final atmosphere resembles for example the playful poetics of the Liberated theatre (Osvobozené divadlo) plays, using jazz elements, a subtle opera parody and grotesque. It is the first production of this opera in Prague.
Premiere: Dec 15, 2000
-
02. 7. 2012 at 11:00
C. M. von Weber, G. Mahler: The Three Pintos
More information -
02. 7. 2012 at 19:00
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
More information -
02. 8. 2012 at 19:00
G. Verdi: Il Trovatore
More information
What you shouldn't miss
The Prague State Opera – Theatre History in Pictures and Dates
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. The publication called The Prague State Opera – Theatre History in Pictures and Dates is focusing solely on the opera featured at the scene, even though the theatre under various names also served to presentation of drama plays, operettas and ballet. The Prague State opera plans to publish the volumes concentrating on those genres in the next years.
