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The Nutcracker A Christmas Carol
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The Hungarian choreographer and former Artistic Director of Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, Youri Vàmos, was inspired by Charles Dickens’s fairy tale and introduced a new staging version of this ballet. The story takes place in 19th-century London and tells of the magic of Christmas in transforming human character.
We firmly believe that this performance will further enrich the festive Christmas atmosphere and will be a beautiful present not only for our youngest audience members.
Orchestra of the National Theatre
Prague Philharmonic Children´s Choir
The Czech National Ballet and students of Ballet Preparatory School of The Czech National Ballet
Photo: Martin Divíšek, Serghei Gherciu
WARNING: The production uses smoke and loud sound effects
Suitable for audience from 5 years.
Program and cast
Cast
Scrooge
Marek
Svobodník
Benjamin
Husson
John
Powers
Jiří
Kodym
Giovanni
Rotolo
Bob Cratchit / Devil
Patrik
Holeček
Matěj
Šust
Federico
Ievoli
Paul Tudor
Moldoveanu
Paul
Irmatov
Patrik
Holeček
Matěj
Šust
Federico
Ievoli
Paul Tudor
Moldoveanu
Paul
Irmatov
Erivan
Garioli
Robert
Jerjen
Mrs Cratchit / Christmas Fairy
Evgeniya Victory
Gonzalez
Kristýna
Němečková
Monika
Hejduková
Romina
Contreras
Clara Cratchit / Clara in dream
Alina
Nanu
Ayaka
Fujii
Evgeniya Victory
Gonzalez
Romina
Contreras
Irina
Burduja
Olga
Bogoliubskaia
Alexandra
Pera
Misato
Isogami
Aya
Okumura
Policeman Bobbie / Nutcracker
Paul
Irmatov
Giovanni
Rotolo
Adam
Zvonař
Patrik
Holeček
Federico
Ievoli
Matěj
Šust
Jonáš
Dolník
Dmytro
Tenytskyy
Ludovico
Tambara
Erivan
Garioli
Spanish
Jonáš
Dolník
Robert
Jerjen
Giacomo
De Leidi
Erivan
Garioli
Ludovico
Tambara
Laura
Laušmanová
Theodora
Lehu
Louise
Corpechot
Anna
Dal Castello
Anna
Herrmannová
Alexandra
Pera
Rachel
Hickey
Francesco
Scarpato
Russian
Veaceslav
Burlac
Jakub
Rašek
Giacomo
De Leidi
Roger
Duart
Robert
Jerjen
Basil
Schwerzmann
Paul
Irmatov
Matěj
Šust
Chinese woman
Ayaka
Fujii
Irina
Burduja
Misato
Isogami
Miki
Namba
Colombine
Daria
Lazucová
Irina
Burduja
Miki
Namba
Misato
Isogami
Harlequins
Robert
Jerjen
Roger
Duart
Giacomo
De Leidi
Marek
Kašparovský
Jakub
Rašek
Erivan
Garioli
Paul Tudor
Moldoveanu
Marco
Piraino
Elias
Frantziskonis
Sami
Gossart
Daniel
Leger
Benjamin
Husson
Basil
Schwerzmann
Edward
Harper
Thiago
Neves
Oleg
Ligaj
Oriental dance
Kristýna
Němečková
Louise
Corpechot
Anna
Herrmannová
Anna
Dal Castello
Giovanni
Rotolo
Marek
Kašparovský
Fraser
Roach
John
Powers
Danilo
Lo Monaco
Waltz – solo
Evgeniya Victory
Gonzalez
Rachel
Hickey
Sarah
Schäfer
Alexandra
Pera
Giusi
D´Angelo
Olga
Bogoliubskaia
Irina
Burduja
Jakub
Groot
Oleg
Ligaj
Daniel
Leger
Marco
Piraino
Dmytro
Tenytskyy
Erivan
Garioli
Paul Tudor
Moldoveanu
Nela
Báčová
Francesco
Scarpato
Guards
Robert
Jerjen
Basil
Schwerzmann
John
Powers
Sami
Gossart
Jakub
Groot
Daniel
Leger
Paul Tudor
Moldoveanu
Fraser
Roach
Danilo
Lo Monaco
Oleg
Ligaj
Elias
Frantziskonis
Edward
Harper
Erivan
Garioli
Ludovico
Tambara
Marco
Piraino
Prague National Theatre
The National Theatre today
The historical building of the National Theatre, constructed in 1883, is generally considered the prime stage in the CzechRepublic. It is the flagship of the National Theatre institution, today amounting to five buildings and encompassing four companies. You can see there Opera, Drama and Ballet performances.
Idea of building a stately theatre for the Czech nation
The National Theatre is the embodiment of the will of the Czech nation for a national identity and independence. Collections of money among the broad mass of the people facilitated its construction and hence the ceremonial laying of its foundation stone on 16 May 1868 was tantamount a nationwide political manifestation.
The idea of building a stately edifice to serve as a theatre was first mooted in the autumn of 1844 at meetings of patriots in Prague. It began to materialise through a request for “the privilege of constructing, furnishing, maintaining and managing” an independent Czech theatre, which was submitted to the Provincial Committee of the Czech Assembly by František Palacký on 29 January 1845. The privilege was granted in April 1845. Yet it was not until six years later – in April 1851 – that the Society for the Establishment of a Czech National Theatre in Prague (founded in the meantime) made its first public appeal to start collections. A year later the proceeds of the first collections allowed for the purchase of land belonging to a former salt works with the area of less than 28 acres, which predetermined the magnificent location of the theatre on the bank of the river Vltava facing the panorama of Prague Castle, yet at the same time the cramped area and trapezoidal shape posed challenging problems for the building’s designers.
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By metro
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