State Opera (Státní opera)Wilsonova 4, Prague, Central Bohemian Region, 110 00, Czechia
Dates/times in Prague time zone
| Saturday 15 November 2025 | 19:00 |
| Sunday 16 November 2025 | 14:00 |
| Sunday 16 November 2025 | 19:00 |
| Friday 21 November 2025 | 19:00 |
| Saturday 22 November 2025 | 14:00 |
| Saturday 22 November 2025 | 19:00 |
Programme
| Liliom | Music: Legrand, Michel (1932-2019) Choreography: John Neumeier |
Performers
| The Czech National Ballet | |
| Nathan Brock | Conductor |
| Marijn Rademaker | Director |
| Ferdinand Wögerbauer | Set Designer |
| John Neumeier | Costume Designer, Lighting Designer |
| Prague State Opera Orchestra | |
| Niurka Moredo | Director |
| Sonja Tinnes | Director |
| Konstantin Tselikov | Director |
| James French | Lighting Designer |
| Václav Zahradník | Conductor |
| Giovanni Rotolo | Dancer |
| Danilo Lo Monaco | Dancer |
| Paul Irmatov | Dancer |
| Alina Nanu | Dancer |
| Haruka Iguchi | Dancer |
| Aya Okumura | Dancer |
| Javier Wong | Dancer |
| Jakub Rašek | Dancer |
| John Powers | Dancer |
| Ole Johannes Slåttebrekk | Dancer |
| Kristina Kornová | Dancer |
| Nana Nakagawa | Dancer |
| Kristýna Němečková | Dancer |
| Elena Dombrowski | Dancer |
| Alexandra Pera | Dancer |
| Nina Fernandes | Dancer |
| Federico Ievoli | Dancer |
| Robert Jerjen | Dancer |
| Patrik Holeček | Dancer |
| Matěj Šust | Dancer |
| Mathias Deneux | Dancer |
| Francesco Scarpato | Dancer |
John Neumeier, the legendary American choreographer who for half a century helmed the Hamburg Ballett, based his Liliom on Ferenc Molnár’s 1909 eponymous play. He was the first to have created a dance adaptation of the work, depicting a tragic love story, set in the milieu of US fairs in the 1930s.
The historical background for the ballet is provided by the music of the French film score composer Michel Legrand, winner of a number of coveted accolades, including Oscars. Blending classical and jazz, it evokes America during the Great Depression.