Mozart dinner concert · Prague Old Town
In a gilded Old Town ballroom, two opera singers in period costume perform Don Giovanni, Figaro and The Magic Flute.
Don Giovanni, the opera of the first segment, was first performed in Prague in 1787.
The evening at a glance
Why Prague
The Marriage of Figaro had only a mixed success in Vienna, but when Prague produced it in late 1786 the press called it a masterpiece. Local music lovers and the orchestra paid for Mozart to come and hear it.
Mozart reached Prague on 11 January 1787. A benefit concert on the 19th gave the first performance of his Symphony No. 38, now known as the Prague Symphony.
The opera commissioned after that visit was first performed on 29 October 1787, with Mozart conducting, at the theatre now called the Estates Theatre.
Mozart returned for the coronation of Leopold II as king of Bohemia. La clemenza di Tito was first performed on 6 September 1791.
The evening, part by part
The night alternates music and food: a welcome, then three short Mozart segments, each paired with a course of a three-course dinner.
You reach the ballroom at the Grand Hotel Bohemia and are shown to the seat allocated for your category. A welcome drink opens the evening.
The first segment draws on Mozart's Don Giovanni: arias and duets for Leporello, Zerlina and the Don himself, with movements from Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
The first course of the three-course dinner follows the first segment. Meat, vegetarian and children's menus are available.
The second segment moves between operas: Figaro's Non più andrai, Cherubino's Voi che sapete and Don Giovanni's champagne aria, with a Divertimento in D major.
The main course follows the second segment. Any drink beyond the welcome drink is bought on the night.
The last segment turns to Papageno and Pamina: Papageno's Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen, Pamina's Ach, ich fühl's and the duet for Papageno and Papagena.
Dessert closes the evening after the final segment.
The programme, cast and menu can change. Look to your confirmation for the start time on your date.
The room
A dance hall from 1927 in the basement of a hotel in Prague's Old Town, in a neo-baroque, Rococo-revival style, now used for parties, receptions and concerts.
Mozart's Prague, street and stage
Photographs by independent photographers of the Estates Theatre, the Commendatore statue outside it and the Municipal House beside the hotel. None was taken inside the ballroom.
Ways to spend the evening
Choose a card to open its dates and fares on the booking site. Further down, a rail lists more to do around Prague.
Three Mozart segments between the courses of a three-course dinner in the Boccaccio ballroom, with a welcome drink and a choice of meat, vegetarian or children's menu. Other drinks are extra, and the GetYourGuide ticket is free to cancel until a day before.
Anyone who wants dinner and Mozart in one room: couples, families with children from six, small groups.
Check dates ↗A one-hour concert by musicians drawn mostly from the National Theatre and the Czech Philharmonic, in St. Nicholas Church on Old Town Square, with a printed English programme and no dinner. The programme changes from day to day.
Travellers who want music without a meal, or a shorter evening.
Check dates ↗A three-hour cruise on the Vltava with a buffet dinner, a welcome drink and live music. Further drinks cost extra, and the route can change with river traffic.
Groups and families who want a relaxed supper with a view of the river.
Check dates ↗Check dates and seat categories for the dinner concert ↗
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Before you go
Notes on Mozart, the ballroom and the night
How the Mozart dinner concert in a Prague Old Town ballroom works: what the ticket covers, how to choose a menu and a seat, and who it suits.
Read the guide → Getting there and what to expectWhere the Mozart dinner concert is held in Prague, how to get there on time, what to wear, how seating works and what a first-time visitor should know.
Read the guide →FAQ
The booking page lists the evening at about two and a half hours, with three short Mozart segments between the courses. Every calendar date has a start time of its own.
Yes. The ticket includes a three-course dinner with a meat, vegetarian or children's menu, and a welcome drink. Other drinks are bought on the night.
Arias, duets and chamber music from Mozart's Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute, performed by two opera singers and instrumentalists in period costume. The programme can change.
No. The Estates Theatre is where Don Giovanni was first performed in 1787. This evening is held in the Boccaccio ballroom of the Grand Hotel Bohemia, a separate historic hall in the Old Town.
Smart casual is the stated dress code for the evening.
Children aged six and over are welcome, and a children's menu is available.
You can cancel for free until the day before the evening, and seats can be held now with payment later.
The hall has a wheelchair-accessible entrance, and the booking page marks the evening as wheelchair accessible. Contact the organiser through your booking if you need to plan access in detail.
Fares are quoted per person, and checkout shows your total in your own currency.