Karel Svoboda: Give the World Another Chance

Name: Karel Svoboda: Give the World Another Chance
Start: 2027-01-07T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2027-01-07T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Kulturní Plantaž Blatná

Thu, 7 Jan 2027 · 19:00

Kulturní Plantaž Blatná, Blatná

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A concert by Czech composer and singer Karel Svoboda. The performance takes place on January 7, 2027 at 7:00 PM at Kulturní Plantaž Blatná.

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About the venue: Kulturní Plantaž Blatná

Kulturní Plantáž Blatná is a municipal cultural centre on Náměstí Míru, a short walk from Blatná Castle. It brings together a library, cinema, museum, tourist information centre and exhibition spaces under one roof, and regularly hosts concerts, theatre performances, lectures and dance events. The building includes a large parquet-floored hall with a stage, a smaller club room, a terrace and an art studio.

nám. Míru 212, 388 01 Blatná Get directions

About: Karel Svoboda

From the fairy-tale score of Three Wishes for Cinderella to the Maya the Bee theme and the musical Dracula, Svoboda's tunes are woven into the fabric of Central European popular culture. The Prague-born composer left behind music for nearly 90 screen productions and more than 80 songs recorded by Karel Gott.

~90

films and TV projects for which he composed music

80+

songs composed for Karel Gott

the most successful film melody in the history of Czech cinema (Kdepak, ty ptáčku - Tři oříšky pro Popelku)

444

revivals of the musical Monte Cristo at the Congress Centre Prague (2000-2002)

What's new

2026-02
The musical Monte Cristo by Karel Svoboda will return to the Prague Congress Centre in December 2026, where it had its original premiere in 2000 - the new production directed by Filip Renč will have its premiere on December 4, 2026.
2025-01
In January 2025, Czech media commemorated the 18th anniversary of Karel Svoboda's death; at the same time, the revival of the musical Monte Cristo at the Prague Congress Centre was announced.
2024-01
The composer's son Petr Svoboda published a biographical book about his father and spoke openly about their relationship in an interview with the magazine Story.

Tracks

Tři oříšky pro Popelku (filmová hudba)music for a Czech-German fairy tale from 1973, the second most successful film melody in the history of Czech cinema

Lady Carnevala hit for Karel Gott from 1969, one of the most performed Czech pop songs in Europe

Včelka Mája (znělka)opening theme for an animated series, known to an entire generation of European viewers

Dracula (muzikál)the most successful Czech musical of the 1990s, hundreds of performances

Monte Cristo (muzikál)444 performances at the Congress Centre Prague (2000-2002), revival planned for December 2026

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