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TICKETS: https://goout.net/cs/shakespeare-in-song/szfrgjx/Join Anglo-Italian singer-songwriter/actor Daniel Zappi and Czech multi-instrumentalist Josefína Matyášová on a musical journey into William Shakespeare's most celebrated works.
For the first time at Divadlo Kolowrat theatre in the heart of Prague's Old Town, come and enjoy the Great Bard's songs, monologues and sonnets set to beautifully crafted original music, sung and accompanied on the guitar, mandolin, violin, piano and percussions.
Learn about some of Shakespeare's most celebrated plays, the multifaceted characters that inhabit them and the timeless themes of love, loss, joy and longing, that still resonate to this day.
'Shakespeare In Song' has been performed at venues and festivals internationally in Italy, Spain and Czech Republic, receiving widespread praise both for its musical and educational value.
The piece premiered at the Volterra International Theatre Festival in 2023 and was recently performed as part of the prestigious Verona Shakespeare Fringe festival.
Start time: 19:30 (approximate duration: 70 mins)
Tickets: 250 czk at the door and online (ticket link coming soon)
See you there!
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Daniel Zappi
Daniel Zappi is a British-Italian singer-songwriter, actor, theatre director, playwright and performing arts teacher. He graduated from the Oxford School of Drama and has numerous stage, TV and film credits to his name, most recently playing recurring-role 'Ivor' in Carnival Row Series 2 (Amazon Prime, 2023).
In addition to having written a number of albums of original
music, he has composed music and songs for plays and musicals. He has directed theatre productions in around Europe and in the UK (Chiswick Playhouse, Divadlo Semafor, Hybernia, Na Pradle, Divadlo D21 and more) He has collaborated closely with numerous artists such as acclaimed British writer/theatre director Justin Butcher (author of ‘Scaramouche Jones’), award-winning actress Caroline
Faber, singer/songwriter/producer Tom E Morrison, and
more. He was also a finalist in the 2019 edition of Czechia and
Slovakia’s Got Talent.
Josefína Matyášová
Josefína began to study music at the ZUŠ in Police nad Metují and continued in Hradec Králové (Habrmanova). She has played in a number of ensembles specialising in music of the pre-Romantic period, including Ritornello, Capella Ornamentata, Ensemble Damian, Ensemble Fiorello, Victoria Ensemble, Amor aeternus and more. She has participated in several projects with the Czech Student Philharmonic Orchestra. She also participates in educational projects for children (Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of the Capital City of Prague, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra of the Czech Republic). Prague Symphony Orchestra, FOK, Piccoli music workshops). She sings soprano in the chamber choir Subito and in the ensemble Gontrassek. Josefína Matyášová is the director of the international music festival Summer Festivals of Early Music.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Divadlo Kolowrat, Ovocný Trh 579/6, 110 00 Praha, Česko,Prague, Czech Republic
