Festival Opera 2007 starts tonight

Several opera theatres from the Czech Republic will meet in Prague the coming 14 days to take part in festival Opera 2007. This festival is held every other year, this time already for eighth times.

Visitors can see 13 performances. It’s totally up to opera theatres what kind of music piece they will perform. The festival will be opened today by the performance Samson and Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed by the National Theathe in Prague. It will be finished by Leonard Bernstein’s Candide performed by the Prague State Opera on 24th March.

Although the participants will not compete, the best performances will be awarded. All prizes will be given at a gala concert in Prague State Opera on 3rd April. The prizes of the tickets for the performance range from 30 CZK to 590 CZK. Visitors can also buy a special ticket for at least 5 performances with 30% reduction.