
23. 6. 2026
10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Janáček Theatre Piazzetta
– Free Entry –
The highlight of the programme starts at 8:00 p.m. with a screening of Janáček’s opera Kát’a Kabanová from the Salzburg Festival.
Celebrate Janáček’s 172nd birthday with us on June 23rd at the piazzetta in front of the Janáček Theatre.
Come and join us for the third time to celebrate the birthday of Leoš Janáček. Our famous composer would have been 172 this year – and that deserves a proper party. The morning will belong to our young audience with an adventure game in the park. In the afternoon, you can just sit on our stairs and enjoy a chamber concert to set the mood for the screening of Janáček’s opera Kát’a Kabanová from the Salzburg Festival in Austria, starting at 8:00 p.m. The event partner is TIC Brno, which will prepare further activities, such as a guided tour along the Janáček trail. Admission to the entire event is free.
Programme:
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Vixen’s Adventure, a game for the whole family – piazzetta and the park under the Janáček Theatre
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Janáček’s Birthday Walk, a guided tour through the centre of Brno to the Leoš Janáček Memorial – meeting point at 4:00 PM in front of the Mahen Theatre, guide: Šárka Zahrádková, part of the summer AutenTIC tours. (Tickets on sale from June 4th at vstupenky.tic.brno.cz or at IC TIC BRNO.)
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Concert on the Stairs
Birthday Greetings with cake
8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Janáček’s Open-Air Cinema – Large-scale screening of Janáček’s opera Kát’a Kabanová from the Salzburg Festival.
Kát’a Kabanová
Opera in three acts
Music: Leoš Janáček
Libretto: Leoš Janáček Sung in Czech
Creative Team
Conductor: Jakub Hrůša
Director: Barrie Kosky
Set Design: Rufus Didwiszus
Costume Design: Victoria Behr
Lighting Design: Franck Evin
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic
Chorus: Vienna State Opera Chorus
Chorus Master: Huw Rhys James
Cast
Savël Prokofjevič Dikoj – Jens Larsen
Boris Grigorjevič – David Butt Philip
Marfa Ignatěvna Kabanová (Kabanicha) – Evelyn Herlitzius
Tichon Ivanyč Kabanov – Jaroslav Březina
Katěrina (Káťa) – Corinne Winters
Váňa Kudrjáš – Benjamin Hulett
Varvara – Jarmila Balážová
Kuligin – Michael Mofidian
Glaša – Nicole Chirka
Fekluša – Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk
*Notice to Visitors:
Please be advised that photographs and video recordings will be taken during this event for promotional purposes. By participating, you consent to their potential use in the organizer’s marketing materials. Thank you!
