Private guided tours in Prague

Mozart in Prague

Born in Salzburg, a resident of Vienna, a frequent guest of Prague,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart entered Czech musical history to remain a permanent bulwark of Czech culture.

The first time Mozart visited Prague in January, 1787, he conducted theWedding of Figaro and was very much applauded. After his incredible success, the composer stated the now famous words: „My dear Praguers understand me!“

This statue sits outside of the theatre in which Don Giovanni first premiered.

Mozart came back still three times to Prague. On October 29, 1787, Don Giovanni, the opera of operas, was presented for the first time at all.

Whoever wishes to recreate Mozart´s life in Prague first turns his footsteps towards the Bertramka Villa, a charming Baroque house where the composer sejourned. Nowadays it is used for concerts and there is also a nice Mozart Museum.

Baroque Bertramka Villa

In the heart of the Old Town you can see the house At the Three Lions where Mozart stayed rather shortly.

At the end of the same street, very close to his apartment, Mozart worked in the Estates Theatre where Don Giovanni had its first performance.

Estates Theatre

Estates Theatre

                                              

On the hill nearby the Prague Castle there is the Strahov Monastery where Mozart was found of going to improvise on the three-manual organ in the church.

Strahov Monastery

And it is not possible to drop the visit of theSt. Nicholas Church in the Lesser Town, the place of the first in Europe mass said after the Mozart´s death.

St. Nicolas Church

In 1984, the film Amadeus, based on the Peter Shaffer play, was released. It took a fictional look at the rivalry between the young and brash Mozart and the far-less-talented court composer, Salieri. Though set in Vienna, where Mozart lived much of his life, the film was shot in Prague.

 The Film Amadeus shot in Prague

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