Even world-famous conductors have dreams. Simon Rattle for example has dreamt of conducting the Czech Philharmonic in Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass since it first bewitched him as a young man when he heard the orchestra’s Supraphon recording with Karel Ančerl. This sacred work will be preceded by the second set of Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances. These, together with the first set, will be recorded for future release on PENTATONE.

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Czech Philharmonic • Simon Rattle

Rudolfinum

The Glagolitic Mass is one of the most powerful spiritual compositions in the history of music. Janáček was 72 when he set an Old Church Slavonic text to music whilst staying in the spa town Luhačovice. Under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, the Czech Philharmonic will perform it in another spa town: Karlovy Vary.

Czech Philharmonic • Variations

Spa Hotel Thermal

The Secret is Bedřich Smetana’s seventh, and penultimate, opera. It is also the second fruit of the composer’s collaboration with the librettist Eliška Krásnohorská. Completed in May1878, the piece received its premiere the on 18 September at the New Czech Theatre in Prague. The National Theatre first staged the opera on 12 May 1885, on the first anniversary of Smetana’s death. Yet it only attained wide popularity after the post of the opera company’s director had been assumed by the conductor Karel Kovařovic, who was fully aware of the qualities of the mature Smetana work. Krásnohorská furnished Smetana with an exquisite libretto, whose themes may bring to mind William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet or the Czech author Ladislav Stroupežnický’s play Our Uppish and Defiant Fellows, dating from a later time.

Lucie Hilscherová

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 6 - Dec 28, 2026

The Secret · Národní divadlo

Past events

29 - 31 Jan, 2025

Czech Philharmonic • Simon Rattle · Czech Philharmonic

Nov 22, 2024

Czech Philharmonic • Variations · Czech Philharmonic

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in Glagolitic Mass by Janáček

Czech Philharmonic

Miss Róza in The Secret by Smetana

Národní divadlo

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