Czech Christmas Mass
Jakub Jan Ryba
Czech Christmas Mass
The Czech Christmas Mass by Jakub Jan Ryba has become an integral part of Czech Christmas celebrations. We can hear it in every church, in concert halls, we know it by heart; we love its pure simplicity.
It was created in 1796, and although its author wrote a number of other vocal and instrumental compositions, this piece of music secured his immortality. The DJKT’s opera ensemble will present Ryba's Czech Christmas Mass for the first time in a stage form, supported by other period compositions. It will be performed by opera soloists, a choir and a large children's choir. The production should be the start of a new tradition of presenting this work every year during the Christmas holidays.
Creators
- Musical arrangement and conductor:
- Jakub Zicha
- Directed by:
- Tomáš Ondřej Pilař
- Scenography:
- Tomáš Ondřej Pilař
- Lighting design:
- Antonín Pfleger
Prersons and actors
- 1. část:
- Soprán:
- Andrea Frídová
- Trubky:
- František Bayer, Jaroslav Suchan, Martin Kohoutek
- Varhany:
- Aleš Nosek
- 2. část:
- Česká mše vánoční
- Soprán 1:
- Radka Sehnoutková
- Soprán 2:
- Ivana Šaková
- Alt 1:
- Ivana Klimentová
- Alt 2:
- Jana Piorecká
- Tenor 1:
- Tomáš Kořínek
- Tenor 2:
- Jakub Turek
- Bas 1:
- Rostislav Florian
- Bas 2:
- Miro Bartoš
Photos from the production
Photo author: Irena Štěrbová
The organ intermezzo is played by Aleš Nosek, organist and regensor of the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew in Pilsen.
- The premiere date has been moved due to the covid-19 pandemic from the originally planned 18 December 2020.
- We present the production without intermission.
