Julietta

ABOUT THE EVENT

Even in an opera you can let yourselves be carried you away on the waves of dreams and imagination. This masterpiece of Bohuslav Martinů urges us to do so. The Central Bureau of Dreams, where the story is set, is opened for everyone. All you need is enter it!

It has been almost fifty years since Martinů’s Juliette was last performed in Pilsen. It is one of the best modern Czech operas. The composer wrote his own libretto, based on a play by French writer and playwright Georges Neveux. Its famous premiere took place at the National Theatre in Prague on 16 March 1938 under the baton of Václav Talich. It was directed by Jindřich Honzl and the stage was designed by František Muzika. Its subtitle, The Key to Dreams, aptly expresses its story, which takes place in a small seaport town, where a young bookseller, Michel, arrives from Paris. He is enchanted by a beautiful girl, Juliette. He falls for her so much that he does not manage to leave the town in time and becomes one of its inhabitants, who have lost their memory.