The most beautiful musical melodies - 04.03.2025 - 17:30

Program:

You will hear popular songs of the world's greatest musicals such as Cats, Evita, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, etc. A unique atmosphere in one of the most beautiful synagogues in Europe.

Program:

L.Bernstein: West Side Story
A.L.Webber: Memory ( Cats )
L.Bernstein: Tonight
A.L.Webber: Evita – Don´t cry for My Argentina
A.Piazzolla: Oblivion
E.Morricone: Per un Pugno di Dollari
G.Gershwin: American in Paris
H.Mancini: Moon River
F.Loewe: My Fair Lady
A.Rubinstein: Lach Jerušalaim
Jewish song: Hava Nagila

Czech Collegium, soloist – M.Kejmar – trompet, Michaela Šrůmová - soprano

Children up to 6 years old - free entry

THE SPANISH SYNAGOGUE – THE YOUNGEST YET THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

Probably the oldest synagogue in Prague, known as the Old School (Altschul), used to stand on the site of the current synagogue. Because in the second half of the 19th century its capacity was no longer sufficient for the needs of the reformist Jewish community that used it, it was demolished in 1867 and replaced a year later by the Spanish Synagogue, which probably owes its name to the Moorish style in which it is built. This style was used in the Middle Ages in Spain. However, this designation is rather newer, in older sources it is commonly referred to as "Geistgasse-Tempel", or "Temple in Dušní Street". The plans were drawn up by architects Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann and Josef Niklas (interiors). The construction itself was entrusted to the builder Jan Bělský.