Prague Baroque Music Festival

By Erin Naillon

Prague, already famous for its rich musical history, has now become the venue for what may be an annual event.

Baroque Music

The Prague Baroque Festival starts June 17 and will continue through October 3, 2011. The venue will be the 17th-century Ledebour Garden, on the beautiful hill below Prague Castle. It will be an open-air festival, and rain or shine, the performances will take place as scheduled (with a covered area provided in case of rain). Most of the performances will be held at 8:00 p.m.

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Performances

The program includes Vivaldi’s L’Unione della Pace, et di Marte and the operas Torso, Coronide, Facetum Musicum and Yta innocens. Ensemble Damian, Vivaldi Orchestra Praga, Vox Nymburgensis and Hofmusici will stage the performances.

Tickets

Tickets range in price from CZK 350 to CZK 1,100. They can be purchased online or at the ticket office below Prague Castle, which is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The tickets also allow the bearer to enter and view the Palace Gardens before the show, and carry a 20% discount on the Vikarka restaurant at Prague Castle.


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