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Monika Melcova
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The love for the royal instrument opens up the whole world: From 2002 to 2003, she was the resident organist at the Sapporo Concert Hall, giving recitals at the Suntory Hall and Yokohama Concert Hall. From 2003 to 2011, she held the position of titular organist at Saint Martin des Champs in Paris. We are fortunate that on Lazarus Saturday 2025, Monika Melcová will make her first stop in Prague.
Program and cast
Monika Melcová | organ
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
César Franck
Maurice Ravel
Louis Marchand
Monika Melcová
Municipal House Theater Prague
Municipal House (Czech: Obecní dům) is a civic building that houses Smetana Hall, a celebrate concert venue, in Prague, Czech Republic. Its address is Náměstí Republiky 5, next to the Powder Gate in the center of the city.
The Royal Court palace used to be located on the site of the Municipal House. From 1383 until 1485 the King of Bohemia lived on the property. After 1485, it was abandoned. It was demolished in the early 20th century. Construction of the current building started in 1905. It opened in 1912.[citation needed] The building was designed by Osvald Polívka and Antonín Balšánek.
The Municipal House was the location of the Czechoslovak declaration of independence.
The building is of the Art Nouveau architecture style. The building exterior has allegorical art and stucco. There is a mosaic called Homage to Prague by Karel Špillar over the entrance. On either side are allegorical sculpture groups representing The Degradation of the People and The Resurrection of the People by Ladislav Šaloun. Smetana Hall serves as a concert hall and ballroom. It has a glass dome.
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