P2 - A Thousand Voices of Advent

ABOUT THE CONCERT

Towards the end of 2024, the Municipal House will host the largest choral concert to celebrate the Year of Czech Music and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Bedřich Smetana. It will celebrate the most important choral compositions of Czech music and also the Advent season. The tradition of choral singing is extremely strong in the Czech Republic, which is why the main performers will be amateur choirs from all over the country. About 1,000 performers will appear at the Municipal House in total. It will be possible to watch this extraordinary performance live on CT Art from 20:15 or listen to it live on Czech Radio D-Dur from 16:00 and on Czech Radio Vltava from 20:00.

Programme

Bedřich Smetana: Let’s rejoice and be merry from the opera The Bartered Bride 
Bedřich Smetana: Dance of the Comedians from the opera The Bartered Bride
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus 
Antonín Dvořák: Polonaise from the opera Rusalka 
Antonín Dvořák: White blooms all along the road from the opera Rusalka 
Antonín Dvořák: The “Song to the Moon” aria from the opera Rusalka 
Josef Suk: Towards a New Life 
Johann Sebastian Bach: Wohl mir, dass ich Jesum habe Jesus bleibet meine Freude 
Bedřich Smetana: Overture to the opera The Bartered Bride
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 
Jakub Jan Ryba: Czech Christmas Mass – Gloria 

Performers

Petr Popelka conductor
Alžběta Poláčková soprano
Štěpánka Pučálková mezzo-soprano
Daniel Matoušek tenor
Svatopluk Sem baritone