The piazzetta in front of the Janáček Theatre will come alive with an open-air concert featuring the Janáček Opera of the NdB. You can look forward to soloists, the choir and the orchestra of the Janáček Opera at the NdB, conducted by chief conductor Robert Kružík and his colleagues Ondrej Olos, Jakub Klecker and Dominik Pernica. They will be joined by dancers from the NdB and NdB 2 ballet companies, whilst Pavel Čeněk Vaculík and Anna Glässnerová from the NdB drama company will act as presenters.
The piazzetta will open to the public on the afternoon of 2 September – a rich programme for the whole family will await visitors before the concert. The activity stations will be open from 3 pm to 5.30 pm. The supporting programme for the NdB Open-Air Gala Concert will take participants on a journey into the world of opera, ballet and drama. There will be entertaining activity stations where young and old alike can try their hand at a little something from the world of theatre. More information is available on our website. 6 pm – 8 pm Concert led by four conductors from the NdB’s Janáček Opera. Admission is free.
2026/2027 season premieres
BALLET
25 September 2026 The Mask
30 October 2026 NdB 2: Programme 9
5 March 2027 The Forgotten Land
16 April 2027 NdB 2: Programme 10
OPERA
28 October 2026 Šárka
5 February 2027 Don Giovanni
9 April 2027 Noah’s Ark
11 June 2027 The Master-Singers of Nuremberg
Other events planned for the season include the Janáček Brno 2026 Festival. This year’s edition will be a jubilee marking the tenth time that Brno has immersed itself for several weeks in Janáček’s music, his inspirations, his life story and the influence he had on his contemporaries and successors. This year’s motto is ‘ROOTS’, because what we grow from shapes us all. In the work of artists – be they composers, visual artists or performers – their roots are reflected throughout their lives; they may be more or less apparent, but they never disappear. That is why, in this anniversary year, we aim to show what Janáček’s work is rooted in, what it grew out of, and how far it has branched out. The main theme of the festival is the staging of all nine of Janáček’s operas, as produced by the Janáček Opera ensemble of the NdB. The Brno ensemble will be joined in this programme not only by exceptional soloists in the leading roles, but the productions will also feature outstanding international orchestras and conductors.
Since its inception, the Janáček Brno Festival has established itself as one of the very best in the world. It was the first festival in the Czech Republic to win the prestigious International Opera Awards for Best Festival of 2018, and it managed to repeat this extraordinary success by receiving the award once again for 2024. This victory has placed it among just three festivals worldwide to have received this prestigious award more than once.
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