Zelenka: Dramatic Music - Musica Florea

Name: Zelenka: Dramatic Music - Musica Florea
Start: 2026-07-29T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-29T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Studio Hrdinů

took place · 29 Jul 2026

Studio of Heroes, Prague

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A Baroque spectacle featuring the live orchestra Musica Florea and the choir Collegium Floreum. A staged version of Jan Dismas Zelenka's major work with historical choreography, costumes, and scenography inspired by the architecture of the Clementinum.

About the venue: Studio of Heroes

Studio Hrdinů is an independent theatre venue located in the basement of the Veletržní palác (Trade Fair Palace / National Gallery) in Prague 7. It operates as an open theatre platform with a distinctive dramaturgy focused on original, director-driven projects connecting Czech and international artists. Productions are rooted in drama with an emphasis on experimentation and strong visual elements. The venue also hosts festivals, exhibitions and workshops, and is supported by the City of Prague and the Ministry of Culture.

Dukelských hrdinů 47, 170 00 Praha 7 Get directions

About: Musica Florea

The Prague ensemble Musica Florea, led by Marek Štryncl, has been reviving forgotten Baroque and Classical works on period instruments since 1992. Its own annual concert series Musica Florea Bohemia and large-scale vocal projects with the Collegium Floreum choir are central to its activity.

1992

year of ensemble foundation

international awards (Diapason d'Or, Golden Harmony, Cannes Classical Award)

2002

year of own concert cycle launch

programs in the Musica Florea Bohemia 2026 cycle

What's new

2026-07
Musica Florea will present in July 2026 at Prague's Studio Hrdinů a new stage premiere of Zelenka's coronation play Sub olea pacis et palma virtutis based on sources from 1723.
2026-02
For the 2026 season, the ensemble prepared the Musica Florea Bohemia 2026 cycle with seven programs from Baroque to Romanticism, which runs from March 17 to December 3 at various venues throughout the Czech Republic.
2026-03
In March 2026, Musica Florea opened the season with a tour program Stabat Mater dedicated to Spanish Baroque - in Prague, Nymburk and Brno - in collaboration with soprano Beatriz Lafont Murcia.

Tour

PrahaNymburkBrnoValticeTepliceČeské Budějovice

Tracks

J. D. Zelenka: Sub olea pacis et palma virtutisZelenka's coronation play from 1723; the recording won the Cannes Classical Award 2003, with a modern stage premiere in 2026

J. D. Zelenka: Missa Sanctissimae TrinitatisWorld premiere recording (1994), awarded the French Diapason d'Or

J. S. Bach: Árie z kantát a oratorií (s Magdalénou Koženou)Recording released under Archiv Production/Deutsche Grammophon; Golden Harmony 1997 for best Czech CD of the year

J. S. Bach: Braniborské koncerty č. 1-6Recording for Supraphon; ensemble confirmed among leading European ensembles in the field of early music

Stabat Mater (španělské baroko: d'Astorga, Hernández Illana, de Nebry)Program of the Musica Florea Bohemia 2026 cycle; Czech premieres of works, tour Prague-Nymburk-Brno-Valtice

Zelenka: Dramatic Music - Musica Florea

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