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Anna Pavlova

Jiří Pokorný

Anna Pavlova, a prima ballerina with an ethereal presence, is an icon of the ballet world. Her legacy spans the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, yet continues to resonate to this day. more

Czech Christmas Mass

Jakub Jan Ryba

The Czech Christmas Mass by Jakub Jan Ryba has become an integral part of Czech Christmas celebrations. We can hear it in every church, in concert halls, we know it by heart; we love its pure simplicity. more

DR. KRONER’S MAGIC WATCH

Tomáš Javorský / Jan Kaňka

The extraordinary musical about the desire to stop time returns to the Small Stage! Winner of the first edition of the competition for original Czech musicals Intro ’21, it offers a mysterious story full of imagination and outstanding musical numbers. more

Hansel and Gretel

Engelbert Humperdinck

A beloved fairy-tale opera for the whole family more

CHAPBOOK

Bohuslav Martinů

The beauty of dance, music and singing, from the roots of the Czech tradition which we draw on. Our ballet company joins the Year of Czech Music with a work that created in the 1930s, in a time of growing totalitarianism and looming crises. more

Kytice

Antonín Dvořák / Richard Ševčík

Erben’s most famous work will be produced for the first time in Plzeň, as a ballet. more

La Bayadère

Ludwig Minkus / Michal Štípa

A love story in a grand romantic ballet set in the Orient, with captivating music and dazzling virtuosity more

Nutcracker

Petr Iljič Čajkovskij

A Christmas story and a dream about Prince Nutcracker and the Mice comes to life in our theatre at the time of the most festive time of the year. The new adaptation of the well-known classical ballet will celebrate the 130th anniversary since its first staging in the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre. more

SISTER ACT

Alan Menken / Glenn Slater / Cheri a Bill Steinkellner

A divine musical comedy full of humor and unstoppable energy, based on the famous film with Whoopi Goldberg—set among nuns whose peaceful life is suddenly turned upside down! more

Swan Lake

Petr Iljič Čajkovskij

If ballet has a notorious title in general awareness, it is undoubtedly Swan Lake by PI Tchaikovsky. more

The bartered bride

Bedřich Smetana

Since the first production in Pilsen in 1869, The Bartered Bride has never disappeared for a longer period of time from the opera repertoire and is therefore very well known to our audience. Generations of Pilsen opera singers have matured in the roles in this opera. more

The Kiss

Bedřich Smetana

“A full sister of The Bartered Bride.” That is how one of the most popular operas by the famous Czech composer could be characterised. more

The Little Prince

Jiří Pokorný / Gabriela Vermelho

This ballet based on the famous book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry views the world through a child’s eyes before it becomes an adult. more

The taming of the shrew

Jan Kučera

'Who better recipe knows how to tame a shrew, they should tell me! I'd be grateful.' more

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