The theatre is so remarkable and distinct, it distracts one’s attentions from the performance! It is symbolic of the emphasis Czech’s have always placed on art and culture.
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This neo-Renaissance masterpiece was built in the last half of the 19th century on the banks of the Vltava River.
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Interior details.
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Ceilings.
Ceiling in detail.
The performance, Czech composer Antonin Dvorak’s Rusalka, consisted of opera with classical and slavic folk components, and included modern dance and ballet. It is rarely performed in the west. It was a tour de force and held its own with the magnificence of the theatre. It contains the famous “Song to the Moon,” featured in the movie Schindler’s list.
Ahoj to you from the more incredible each day, Prague!
Wonderful Cindy! I wish I could see them all…
Yes!! I don’t know how one can ever have enough time in Prague. There is so much to see. Thank you~
Wow! It’s beautiful! Very grand!
Yes indeed! Cheers to you & thanks~
Every new day is more beautiful than the last one. How is this possible? 🙂
I agree! 🙂
Thank you!! 🙂
You would have to ask the designers of Prague!!! LOL! I wish we were still going east to Budapest & Istanbul…….Next year I guess. We are now taking a train to Berlin. Cheers to you my friend!
Happy train trip.
Thank you for posting these beautiful photographs,Cindy.
Ranu
Thank you for enjoying them!
I can understand you were mesmerized by the place than the performing.
Yes. I am still mesmerized!! Cheers & thank you~
The colour in your photos and the detail are stunning. How much longer are you over there. I can imagine you will not want to come home. I want to just keep seeing more of your photos. Thank you for taking the time to show them to us.
Thank you Pauline!! We leave Prague this morning and take the train to Berlin. I want to keep heading east to Budapest and Istanbul……Thank you for your kind words my friend!
I shall be close behind following you….
Oh that sounds so wonderful!!! 🙂
Beautifully opulent 🙂
Yes. Normally I am not a fan of excess opulence, but in this theater, it works!!!
Exquisite!
My feelings exactly!
Thank you. A beautiful place indeed. I imagine there have been a lot of historic art figures presenting their work in this theatre.
Yes. Mozart studied here for awhile for example. Dvorak lived here….etc. Cheers to you & thank you Wally~
the beauty of the theater is breath taking…Prague will have to go on my list of places to see someday!
Put it towards the top!! LOL! I feel like a fool for not going sooner. It is the most beautiful city I have seen. Thank you Heather & cheers to you!
will do…it is stunning, and I would never have known just how much if I didn’t follow your blog, so thank you Cindy for broadening my horizon!
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Ahoj Cindy! I do agree… 🙂 Nazgledano! 🙂
The one thing I am truly at sea here with is the language. It is the first European city where I literally understand nothing verbally or written. I kinda like it truth be told. If you don’t understand anything, there is little to be concerned about!!! LOL! Thank you~
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When you travel, you really do travel! These are the best/most detailed photos I have seen of the opera house. Wow!
Awww. This means a lot from you Fae because you have traveled, lived and absorbed so many countries, cultures and languages in your remarkable life. I think of you frequently here in Prague. You would have loved Dvorak’s Rushalda. Simply ethereal.
Cheers to you my early and lasting blogging friend.
Hugs,
Cindy
What an amazing experience!
Indeed!!!
How wonderful. When you look at all that art work, all of it, the detail boggles the mind. Terrific post.
A city devoted to art and beauty. What’s not to love!! Thank you & cheers to you!
Wow! I’m speechless.
Yes!! So was I. Just breath-takingly beautiful!! Cheers & thank you~
What absolutely stunning pictures. I have truly never seen gold like that – so dense, rich.
That statue of the young child with wings fascinated me – his face, so seriously set. So intriguing what inspired that, or was it seen in a dream.
Yes! Fascinating isn’t it? I have a post coming with more of these inexplicable figures……thanks for noticing!
You are so right — there would be plenty to see there even if there wasn’t what looks and sounds like an incredible performance! I am especially taken with the lighting and chandeliers (since I’m always drawn to light and sparkle) — the artwork and statues are magnificent. Thank you so much for taking your camera — I appreciate you posting scenes from your journeys and sharing them with all of us, and I’m so glad you’re having a wonderful time!
You are a kind person Becky. Thank you for your lovely comments. Cheers to you and your family. Look forward to catching up with you when I return!
Cindy, this is a spectacular place! Thank you for sharing such great photos. I hope the sound of the theater matched its visual beauty!
That is something that cannot be communicated well in a blog post, but Rusalka was a magnificent opera. The best I have seen and I have seen too many. Acoustics were perfect. a marvelous experience.
Thank you and cheers to you!
I am so glad that you are sharing your trip with us. What a wonderful place – Prague.
Thank you and hugs my friend!
Wonderful !
Prague is my favorite city for just this reason!