Mozart in front of the Estates Theatre

“Vienna Mozart Music Film Festival in Central Europe” is organised to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of the legendary music genius. From the 5th till the 19th August there will be a film-music performance shown on an open-air screen (six by eight metres) in front of the Estates Theatre every evening.

The programme includes recordings of the best performances and concerts as well as choreography accompanying Mozart’s music. For example, there is a chance to see a concert interwoven with more genres such as rock and jazz tonight. There is no entrance fee and the organisers prepared seating for 320 people as well as stalls with refreshments. The popularity of this film-music festival was proven during the weekend when more than a half of the prepared seats were taken despite the rainy weather.

The location of the festival is also very important. The screen can be found in front of the Estates Theatre where Mozart conducted his famous opera Don Giovanni. The musician loved Prague which is clear from his famous quote “My Praguers understand me”. The festival, aiming to introduce Mozart’s music, will also take place in Vienna, Bratislava and other cities but programme in Prague will be the longest one.