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Boris Godunov

Modest Musorgskij

This operatic epic takes us back to a time when, following the death of Ivan the Terrible, Tsar of All Russia, the country found itself in a climate of power struggles and widespread chaos. The theme of one of the most evocative works in the world repertoire is the lust for power, which does not shy away from shameless manipulation of the masses or the shedding of blood. more

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La bohème

Giacomo Puccini

When Puccini’s masterful musical adaptation of Murger’s play *Scenes from Bohemian Life* premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin in 1896, it was clear that the opera would become an immortal part of the repertoire of theaters around the world. more

Nabucco

Giuseppe Verdi

When Verdi experienced booing during the performance of his comical opera King for a Day, he decided to never write an opera again. more

Tamerlano

Josef Mysliveček

A story from distant lands and times in a masterful opera by the “divine Czech.” Josef Mysliveček once captivated Italy—now, one of his operas arrives in Plzeň for the very first time. 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

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The Secret Marriage

Domenico Cimarosa

Mozart and Rossini were not the only masters of comic opera of their time! Domenico Cimarosa, a composer associated with Naples in Italy, spent most of his life composing in the opera buffa genre. His *The Secret Marriage* premiered in 1792, not long after Mozart’s death, in Vienna in the presence of Emperor Leopold II. more