Czech Republic Music Halls

Czech Republic Music Halls...

Interior, Stavovske Theater, Prague, Czech Republic

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Even on Christmas Day, when most of the city is shut tight, seasonal music reverberates through the churches and concert halls. It's one of the sweetest ways to enjoy the season, especially in Prague, with its rich classical music tradition and breathtaking venues.With so much to choose from, sometimes the hardest part is simply deciding what to see or hear. What follows is a selection of the best seasonal offerings over the next two weeks, with an eye toward quality, variety and family entertainment.

Top of the line for family fare on Christmas Day are productions at the city's major houses, the National Theater and State Opera. The former is staging two performances of its hybrid Nutcracker, a dazzling piece that combines Tchaikovsky's ballet with Dickens' Christmas Carol (for more details, see Stage, page B3). The State Opera is hosting its annual Christmas concert by the Kühn Children's Choir, supported this year by the Academia Wind Quintet Prague. The program is mostly Czech Christmas music, with the Quintet adding a suite from the Nutcracker.

On Christmas Day at Sts. Simon and Jude Church, the Prague Symphony Chamber Orchestra, accompanied by the Kühn Mixed Choir and soloists, will perform Telemann and Vivaldi, along with a special treat: the premiere of a newly discovered Mass by Antonín Liehmann, a musician and composer who was for a while the instructor of young Antonín Dvořák, training him on the organ, piano and viola.

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