State Opera

A wonderful experience at the State Opera in Prague. I watched Rusalka, and it was absolutely great — a beautiful performance in a stunning, elegant venue. The atmosphere, acoustics, and overall production made the evening truly special. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Prague.

Do yourself a favour, stop spending money on fast fashion and go to the theatre. To this theatre. The acoustics are amazing and it's incredibly elegant. Here, I realised that opulence is white.

It's beautiful opera house. Few recommendation: 1, buy tickets beforehand 2, reserve enough time to set yourself comfortaly well before performance starts 3, come in appropriate clothing 4, leave your unnecessary belongings in the dressing room. It's free, even though they appreciate small tip. 5, order your refreshments for breaks beforehand. You will not need to wait in line.

We went for a ballet performance and we enjoyed the full experience very much. Set aside the show itself which was really great, the place is beautiful, elegant, clean. It is also spacious, even in the balcony at the top. The staff was very welcoming.

Went to watch the new show “Metamorphis” at the State Opera. (Originally we were booking through the website we accessed from the Google location of the National Theatre, but turns out they have four buildings so keep in mind which building your show will be playing at.) The venue was beautiful, very classy everyone was dressed up and fancy. Before the show, we confirmed with the staff that there would be English subtitles above the stage, but as it turned out, there was a technical error which was only fixed an hour into the play, so we were quite confused while watching the first half. 😅 And the translations can be a bit awkward or funny or with typos, but that’s common when so much culture and context is required in different languages. The musicians were amazing, the talent was exceptional, unfortunately, our seats, which were at the back row in the box, were high seats, meaning that we were too high to be able to see the screen with subtitles, and had to crane our heads down to see past the decoration of the booth. At our request, the staff was helpful enough to assist in swapping out the high seat seats for some normal chairs at the intermission, but then we could not see the stage easily, so we kind of had to choose between watching the stage or understanding what is being said. Something to keep in mind when purchasing your tickets. :) Either choose front row of the box or maybe in the main ground area if you need subtitles.

The venue is so impressive that takes you away! We watched Othello, which was great play, however the surtitles had some issues in the English translation. Must visit!

I visited the State Opera house to watch Idomeneo during my visit to Prague. The building is very impressive, as is the internal decor, with painted ceilings, red curtains and gold accents. I will say, we booked box seats in the second row, however, when we arrived the second row was a couple of bar stools at the back of the room. We weren’t expecting this from the seating plan, so if you are going to book a box, I’d advise to only box the front 3 seats. Idomeneo itself was a modern take on Mozart’s seria, and not a take I enjoyed to be honest. With that being said, there’s no doubt that the singer’s voices were phenomenal.

Beautiful A real must-see experience The refurbishment is splendid and the detailing is perfect The staff very welcoming and the service good Lots of culture, diversity and creativity A really inspiring venue and the performance was great Check out the website and buy in advance for good seats

Beautiful building. Not only outside but inside as well. And with a rich history. It was always kind a counterpart to the National theatre. National theatre was a czech theatre and Státní opera was a german one (it was called New German theatre). After WW2 it was renamed to Smetana theatre. It became Opera house after Velvet revolution and it´s called State Opera since 1992. Perfomancies are almost every day. Mainly classical pieces from the world repertoire. But there are not so known plays sometimes. The quality of performance can be lower, sometimes, not usually. Actually happend to me only once and I go there pretty often. But ok, it´s not La Scala or any other famous Opera house and they can´t afford to pay the best of the best. But I still think that the quality of perfomancies is pretty high. So go and check it. Trust me, a bit of culture is always good.

Saw Romeo and Juliette ballet. Bravo! Bravo!!! Excellent sets, dancing, details, orchestra, etc. Lovely building. Bring a fan and wear minimal clothing as you will be dripping sweat. It is extremely warm inside.

This was my first time at the opera! We chose to see Elektra at their Saturday evening showing. I was impressed with how stunning the Opera building is outside and inside. Come for both the architecture and the amazing show! This is a great opportunity for people traveling from the United States to enjoy opera for much more affordable prices. Elektra is a sister production currently with the San Francisco Opera, where I am from. Prices for tickets to the Opera in San Francisco tend to be at least 2-3x the amount of what we paid. Take advantage of this value! The only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is because the seats were very uncomfortable. I kept having to adjust my position throughout the show and that was very distracting. Also, my view was a little obstructed in the particular seat we had chosen. Elektra was a great choice for a novice opera watcher, with it being under 2 hours without an intermission. The opera was in German and they provided subtitles on a large screen above the stage in both English and Czech. I only dosed off once, but my friend who has seen several operas assured me that this was normal! This was definitely a great cultural experience and I recommend incorporating a showing of the opera into your next trip to Prague!

This is a BEAUTIFUL opera house. Came to see Hansel and Gretel and was really impressed. I have been to the opera at the Metropolitan in NYC many times, and this venue and performance was just as beautiful. I was surprised it was sung in Czech as it was originally a german opera, but none the less enjoyed the show very much and would recommend to everyone of all ages! There was also a large monitor above to project in Czech and english.

The state opera house was finished in 1888 and has been called a few different names over the decades when the state was occupied by Germany and Russia. The building has been preserved and restored beautifully. I was lucky enough to see Le Barbier de Seville and was not disappointed. The play was done in French and translated on screens into German and Czech. A few minutes in and you realize you dont need language at all between the great acting and music. This place is worth the visit just to take in the rich history where so many great artists have been and to witness the amazing detail in the paintings and ceilings throughout the building.

This opera house is beautiful. As students we were able to afford box tickets for $20. Rusalka was a great show and the english subtitles helped. Unfortunately after the 3rd hour we had to leave because the show was running long but we had an amazing time.