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Concerto festivo de Natal na Câmara Municipal
Praga, Casa Municipal (Obecní dum) — Smetana Hall
Sobre o Evento
Delicie‐se com um concerto de Natal encantador e ansiosamente aguardado, onde os sons resplandecentes de obras‐primas clássicas o transportarão para um reino de deleite musical. Prepare‐se para ser cativado pelas composições harmoniosas de maestros conceituados como Antonio Vivaldi e Arcangelo Corelli, cujas obras intemporais resistiram ao teste dos séculos.
No elegante abraço da venerada e mundialmente aclamada Câmara Municipal de Praga (Obecní dum), a grandiosidade da Sala Smetana prepara o palco para uma noite de esplendor auditivo sem paralelo. Banhada pelo brilho quente das luzes festivas, esta joia arquitetónica proporciona o cenário perfeito para uma viagem musical inesquecível.
O programa, meticulosamente selecionado para evocar o espírito da época, apresentará uma seleção diversificada de composições. Experimente a beleza melódica das criações de Adolphe Adam, ressoe com as notas sentidas de Franz Xavier Gruber e mergulhe na rica herança da tapeçaria musical de Adam Václav Michna z Otradovic.
À medida que as melodias se propagam pelo ar, os sons evocativos das melodias de John Francis Wade e James Lord Pierpont evocarão memórias queridas e acenderão o calor do Natal passado. Além disso, uma peça de um compositor desconhecido, mas talentoso, acrescentará um ar de mistério e de descoberta ao repertório da noite.
No meio do ambiente opulento da Sala Smetana, deixe que a música o envolva, eleve o seu espírito e acenda o fervor festivo dentro de si. Este concerto de Natal promete uma imersão nas maravilhas harmoniosas de composições centenárias, tudo isto no abraço do tesouro cultural de Praga, a Câmara Municipal. Junte‐se a nós para uma noite que ficará, sem dúvida, gravada no seu coração como uma obra‐prima musical.
Informações Práticas
No concerto, a Orquestra Sinfónica Dvořák de Praga actuará num conjunto de câmara com cravo, vozes a solo e violino a solo.
Programação
- Arcangelo Corelli – Christmas Pastorale
- John Francis Wade – Adestes Fideles
- Adolphe Adam – Oh, Holy Night
- James Lord Pierpont – Jingle Bells
- Franz Xavier Gruber – Silent Night, Christ the Lord is born
- unknown composer – Czech Christmas Carol Born Christ the Lord
- Adam Václav Michna z Otradovic – I want him to sleep (Czech Traditional Carol)
- Antonio Vivaldi – Four Seasons
Artistas
| Orquestra, Conjunto: | Orquestra Sinfónica de Dvorak A Orquestra Sinfónica Dvořák foi formada nos anos 60 do século passado, por iniciativa dos melhores músicos. Actualmente os membros da orquestra são músicos de renome em Praga, tais como a Orquestra Filarmónica Checa, FOK, SOČR, PKO, PKF, The National Theatre e outros. |
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Municipal House (Obecní dum)
The Municipal House is a popular Prague attraction and one of the most beautiful buildings in the Old Town, situated at Republic Square not far from the Powder Gate. In the Middle Ages the site housed the palace of the King of Bohemia,and was later used as a college, archbishop´s residence, and a military academy. The structure was eventually torn down, and in 1912 the new Municipal House was erected in the Art Nouveau style. Since opening, the Municipal House has been a glamorous location for festive balls, concerts, exhibitions and important meetings, including the declaration of Czechoslovak Independence in 1918. Today the Municipal House is used primarily as a venue for classical concerts in Prague. Its main hall is named after famous Czech composer Bedrich Smetana, and serves as one of the principal stages for the Prague Spring International Music Festival. The hall can accommodate up to 1200 people and has unique acoustics. The architectural highlight of the Smetana Hall is a glass dome decorated with steel grids and stained glass, which is illuminated when darkness falls. A place of pilgrimage for many of the worlds greatest organists, the real jewel of the Municipal House is the great organ, its almost 5000 pipes crowned with Smetana´s portrait.
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi went down in history as a creator of the instrumental concert genre and the father of orchestral music. He was born in Venice on the 4th of March 1678. Vivaldi was a weak and sickly child suffering from asthma, however could not stop him from devoting himself completely to music. His father, Giovanni Batista a professional violinist, taught his elder son Antonio to play the violin. With his father young Antonio met the best musicians of Venice of that time and gave concerts in local churches. He also worked as a violin teacher and later as a music director at the orphanage Ospedalle della Pieta. Meanwhile he composed concertos, sacred works and vocal music and in 1713 he achieved great recognition with his sacred choral music. Vivaldi got captivated by the world of opera and worked both as opera composer and impresario at the Teatro San Angelo. In 1717 he obtained a prestigious position by the prince court in Manua as a director of secular music and worked there until around 1720. During that time he composed his world-renowned masterpiece The Four Seasons. In the 1730's his career dwindled as his music became unfashionable and the great composer died in poverty. It took the world two centuries to rediscover and reevaluate Vivaldi’s music, as it was buried into oblivion after his death. In the early 20th century many previously unknown works were found and immediately captured the hearts of the music lovers.
Morada
Casa Municipal (Obecní dum), 5 Republic Square (Namesti republiky 5), Praga, Czech Republic — Veja no Google Maps
