PRAGUE GUIDE

Klementinum in the Old Town - Most of the concerts are held in the Mirror Chapel.  You will be among the greats in here as Mozart once played in this very same room.  In addition, tourists can take a tour of the building before a concert gets underway.  Municipal House - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra calls the Municipal House home and you can see any number of fabulous classical concerts within its walls.

North of the museum along Wilsonova, next to the Parliament building, is the massive building of the Prague State Opera (Státní opera). The State Opera was 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).

Prague's grand concert halls and theatres may be shuttered for the summer, but the warm weather and daylight hours, which linger past 9pm, give concert organisers a chance to get creative outdoors.

Recently there have been a lot of chamber concerts performed by aspiring musicians in the city's churches. It is definitely worth going along but don't forget to take an extra layer as the churches are quite chilly even in summer.

Along with the dedicated concert halls, Prague's many churches and Baroque palaces also serve as performance venues, staging choral performances, organ recitals, string quartets, brass ensembles and even full orchestras.

Tickets for opera and other venues  There is no central office to buy tickets. You will have to buy from each individual box office (which is usually much cheaper) compared to buying from street ticket, online or travel agent sellers. Tickets for...