Antonio Pappano
“I wanted to protest, but I knew that all my gestures would be in vain. It was only through music that I could express my embitterment.” 80 years after the end of the Second World War, we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Luigi Dallapiccola, the composer of the short one-act opera Il prigioniero (The Prisoner).
All dates
Wednesday
11/26/2025
7:30 PM
Rudolfinum - Dvořák Hall
Praha
200 - 1650 CZK
Thursday
11/27/2025
7:30 PM
Rudolfinum - Dvořák Hall
Praha
200 - 1650 CZK
Friday
11/28/2025
7:30 PM
Rudolfinum - Dvořák Hall
Praha
200 - 1650 CZK
Description
ABOUT THE CONCERT
“I wanted to protest, but I knew that all my gestures would be in vain. It was only through music that I could express my embitterment.” 80 years after the end of the Second World War, we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Luigi Dallapiccola, the composer of the short one-act opera Il prigioniero (The Prisoner).
Subscription series B
Programme
Luigi Dallapiccola
Il prigioniero (The Prisoner), a concert performance of the one-act opera (Czech premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 “Emperor”
Performers
Brian Mulligan The Prisoner
Ángeles Blancas Gulín The Mother
Brenden Gunnell The Gaoler / The Grand Inquisitor
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Simon Halsey choirmaster
Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Antonio Pappano conductor
Czech Philharmonic
