National Theatre Brno
Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno belongs to the leading opera houses in Central Europe with a tradition dating back to the 1880s. During its existence, the opera ensemble has introduced numerous significant productions, including world or Czechoslovak premieres (among others by Janáček, Berg, Martinů, Shostakovich). Janáček Opera also cooperates with distinguished theatres abroad - Jenůfa in co-production with State Opera Vienna in 2004, Greek Passion with Royal Ballet and Opera Covent Garden in 2005, The Makropulos Case, Bluebeard Castle / Expectation and Three Fragments from Juliette/Human Voice with Göteborg Operan, Alcina in coproduction with Théâtre de Caen and Château de Versailles Spectacles in 2021, Dalibor with Welsh National Opera in 2024 and The Excursion of Mr. Brouček with Teatro Real Madrid and Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin in 2024, Le nozze di Figaro in co-production with Théâtre de Caen in 2025. The list of outstanding artists is even longer and the prestigious directors and conductors with whom it works includes: David Pountney, Robert Carsen, Pamela Howard, David Radok, Tomáš Hanus and Jakub Hrůša.
National Theatre Brno offers its audiences a wide repertoire of 18th and 19th century opera - such as Manon Lescaut, La traviata, Carmen, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Rusalka, The Bartered Bride, The Devil and Kate, Nabucco, Alcina, Otello, Eugen Onegin, Dalibor - as well as productions of 20th and 21st century repertoire: The Miracles of Mary, Jenůfa, Salome, Katya Kabanova, The Excursion of Mr. Brouček, Powder Her Face, L’amour de loin, Epic of Gilgamesh, From the House of the Dead/Glagolitic Mass, Monument, Greek Passion, The Cunning Little Vixen, Der Rosenkavalier, world premiere Here I am, Orlando.
Not confined to the Czech Republic, the opera ensemble spans its activities across Europe, Middle East (Royal Opera House Muscat, Dubai Opera), Asia (Hong Kong Arts Festival and Shanghai China International Arts Festival). Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno also organises the International Festival Janáček Brno. Janáček Brno was the first festival in the Czech Republic to win the prestigious International Opera Awards prize for the best festival in 2018.
