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Would you also like to know what it is like to sell a bride? Smetana's Bartered Bride is one of the iconic opera pieces, but this time we decided to bring it closer to children in particular. And because a comic opera should be really fun, the members of the Janáček Opera NdB troupe invited the best possible guides among themselves. In the new family show, the famous puppet characters Spejbl with Hurvínek and Mánička will take you directly to the Bartered Bride and the world of opera. There will be Žeryk and the best musical pieces too, because the favorite puppets will be assisted by the soloists of Janáček's opera NdB together with our special Smetánov mini-orchestra.

Love knows no bounds, my guilt will be forgotten, but my love will not die... The beautiful Manon is no stranger to any human weakness - she would like the love of the young knight Des Grieux and a life of luxury and wealth that only the old banker Géront can provide her... But everything has its own price and not even love can save everything.

The mission is clear - marry the widow! But so that her millions remain in the principality. There would be plenty of suitors, but Count Danilo, entrusted with the task, already has a love history with the widow Hana Glawari. So the affection is mutual, but the reluctance to admit that the old love has not rusted, either. When you add the other ingredients in the form of a party at the embassy in Paris, dancers from the famous U Maxima cabaret and witty dialogues, you have everything you need for a great operetta.

Where did opera originate? What is a libretto? Who is the inspector? And what does a scenographer need to know? You will learn this and much more at our workshop. Participants will learn about the opera genre, the production process, the operation of the theater and the professions that work in the theater. It also includes a taste of opera singing. Participants will be offered a series of related activities that will give them the opportunity to see under the hood of the functioning of the opera theater, the opera genre and its demands. The workshop also includes a short tour of the Janáček Theater.

We are from the Czech Republic and you ask if we can sing? An unknown couple arrives in a small Czech village from abroad, and most of the locals watch them with distrust. Only the old teacher Benda, a lover of music, opens his door to them, only to find out that the strangers are closer than they might think.