The operetta TheCircus Princess by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán, premiered in 1926, represents the pinnacle of his work in the genre of Viennese operetta. It reflects the post-war atmosphere of the 1920s and the influence of new musical styles.

The Opera of the National Theatre Košice warmly invites you to a grand Opera Gala Concert featuring the soloists of the NDKE Opera and special guest performers. This gala evening will showcase highlights from the premieres of the past five opera seasons of the National Theatre Košice.

Krútňava is a dramatic and psychological story set in Slovakia, featuring an original theme of sin and forgiveness, comprised of six scenes.

The opera by Bedřich Smetana, which premiered in Prague in 1868, returns to the well-known folk legend in the libretto by the German author Josef Wenzig, inspired by events from the reign of the Czech and Hungarian King Vladislav II Jagiellon (1456-1516) in the libretto by the German author Josef Wenzig. It is a romantic tragedy considered a landmark work in Czech opera heritage. 

The Opera NDKE will present the world-famous operetta by Emmerich Kálmán Die Csárdásfürstin with an exceptional cast. The guest of the evening, Yvonne Sylva Marica Kálmán, will reminisce about her conversations with her father, Emmerich Kálmán, highlighting the greatest successes of the world-renowned operetta composer and his work, as well as the period of the Jewish family's escape from the Nazis to America and their new life in New York.

Shakespeare's play and Verdi's opera are a dark drama of power, tyranny, violence, the paranoia of rulers, but also of unfulfilled marriage. The transience of power and the injustice of autocracy lead to the decay of society, to the madness of tyrants, and to their downfall.