Prague nightlife
Nightlife in Prague - holiday guide to short breaks in Prague
Prague is a wonderful city for classical music with the likes of Dvorak, Smetana, Janacek, Mahler and Martinu closely associated with city. Mozart often performed in Prague and few cities have a stronger musical tradition.
You can hear live music in churches and halls throughout the city centre but major venues are the Dvorak Hall in Rudolfinum; the Smetana Hall in the Municipal House and the Prague State Opera House.
Prague Information Service - at Staromestske namesti 1 and Na Prikope 20 - has an excellent 'What's On' service for a city break stay. Cedok, the state-run tourist office, also provides useful information. The Prague Post newspaper (in English) also has guides to events and latest news.
Opera is a real bargain in Prague. Seats sell at prices rarely seen in western Europe for top quality performances in the beautiful Prague State Opera House. It was built in 1888 and many stars have performed there, including Mahler, Strauss and Enrico Caruso. It's located between the National Museum and the main railway station.
The Prague State Opera hosts a wide programme of Italian, French and Czech operas and there are top-flight performances at the Prague National Theatre. The Prague Estates Theatre, near Wenceslas Square, is the third main opera venue. It hosted the world premier of Mozart's Don Giovanni.
Prague's Opera Gala is held in the Emmy Destinn Hall of Kaiserstein Palace across the Charles Bridge at Malostranské náměstí 23/37.
The Rudolfinum is home to the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and was finished in 1884. The Dvorák Concert Hall is the largest in the building and one of the two largest in Prague - the other being the Smetana.
The Municipal House includes the Smetana Concert Hall, a wonderful Art Nouveau building. It hold exhibitions, has a first-class restaurant and is home to the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.
Klementinum in the Old Town also has concerts. Founded in 1232, the Klementinum is an architectural gem with concerts held in the Mirror Chapel, where Mozart once played the organ. Tours are available before the concerts.
St. George's Basilica in Prague Castle was founded by Prince Vratislav in 915-921 and is the best preserved Romanesque church in Prague. Hardly surprisingly, it's also the oldest church in Prague Castle and is a fine concert hall, with early evening performances of Mozart and Beethoven.
Other concert locations include St Vitus's Cathedral; St. Nicholas' Church on the Old Town Square; the Bertramka Mozart Museum with summer concerts; St Jilji church and the Bethlehem Chapel on Bethlehem Square, both in the Old Town.
There's a wide range of clubs to suit most tastes. Lucerna is a music bar on Wencelsas Square that hosts big names in jazz while its 1980s nights are huge dance events. At the other extreme, U Maleho Glena at Karmelitska 23 is possibly the smallest jazz venue in Prague.
Rock Cafe hosts tribute bands - it's at Narodni 20. Radost is a chic disco that's open until 5am. Featuring hip-hop, funk and disco, it's in the New Town at Belehradska 120. If you fancy dancing the night away in an old bath-house, the pools at Karlovy Iazne now serve as the dance floors - they have been drained!
Prague stag weekends are getting increasingly popular. A good choice is 'The Stag Company', which provides tailor-made entertainment for stag parties.
The word 'robot comes from the Czech word 'work'
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