Just next to the Parliament building is the massive building of the Statni Operahouse, built by the Viennse duo Helmer and Fellner. It first opened in 1888 as the Neues Deutches Theatre (as a Prague German stage with the performance of Wagner’s opera, The Mastersingers of Nürnberg) shortly after that we build our own national theatre. Bohemian born composer Gustav Mahlar brought the traffic to a standstill, conducting the premiere of his Seventh Symphony. It is one of three venues for opera in Prague (the others being the National Theatre and the Estates Theatre), most State Opera performances are from the Italian repertoire - Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi and Puccini - with the occasional inclusion of Russian, German and French oeuvres in each season. At festive times, particularly in the lead up to Christmas, the Prague State Opera departs from opera and ballet to become the grand setting for a series of wonderful classical music concerts. The venue is extremely popular and advance booking is advisable and often essential. State Opera is located at Legerova 75, Prague 1.

address: Wilsonova 4, Prague 1
open Mon-Fri 10 am- 7 pm, Sat 9 am-1 pm
advance ticket sales through Bohemia Ticket and TicketPro
ticket prices range from 100 Kč to 1150 Kč or for ballet from 100 to 500 Kč
performances usually start at 7 pm

More info about State Opera
www.czechopera.cz
www.opera.cz/en

Among the exceptional artistic figures who performed here were directors Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Felix Mottl, Arthur Nikisch and Felix Weingartner, as well as soloists Anna Bahr-Mildenburg, Berta Lauterer-Foerster, Maria Jeritza, Nellie Melba, Karl Burian, Enrico Caruso, Benjamino Gigli, Jan Kiepura, Richard Kubla, and Tino Pattiera.