The Diary of Anne Frank, Production

Grigorij Samujlovič Frid

A monodrama about the power of hope and humanity

Premiere 17. 10. 2025

Second premiere18. 10. 2025

Films, podcasts, books – the story of the Holocaust has been told countless times. Yet, there remains a void and a fear in our souls that words alone cannot express. Where words fail, music penetrates like light through darkness. Grigory Samuilovich Frid, now a celebrated composer of the 20th century, translated the emotions of a Jewish girl hiding from the Holocaust into an opera, capturing her hopes and fears. Through music, he pays tribute to the unwavering literary power of Anne Frank’s diary.

“I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness and, yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better and all this cruelty too will end,” Anne writes. Her fervent wish came true 80 years ago, even though she herself did not live to witness it.

The production is presented in Czech without subtitles.

Translation: Petr Štědroň
Music staging and conductor: David Švec
Director: Tomáš Ondřej Pilař
Set design and light design: Tomáš Ondřej Pilař
Costumes: Tomáš Ondřej Pilař
Dramaturgy: Marek Pavlíček
Tutors: Mikoláš Troup
: Lilija Červená
Inspection and Assistant of director and help: Lucie Bicanová

Performing

Anne Frank: Lada Bočková
: Marie Šimůnková
Also starring: Jozef Novotný
: Jiří Pasovský
: Pavel Tůma
: Orchestr opery Jihočeského divadla
Concertmaster (violin): Martin Červinka
: Jessé Xavier Reis
Concertmaster (cello): Václav Žák

Detail of the performance

Trailer

Programme


Name	Cast	Date	Beginning	End	Place	Free seats
The Diary of Anne Frank	Cast	Mon 21.9.	Beginning 10:00	End 11:00	Place Studiová scéna Na Půdě	Free seats 20+	Buy for school
Cast Lada Bočková (Anna Franková), Marie Šimůnková (Anna Franková), Jozef Novotný (Dále účinkují), Jiří Pasovský (Dále účinkují), Pavel Tůma (Dále účinkují), Orchestr opery Jihočeského divadla (Dále účinkují), Martin Červinka (Koncertní mistr (housle)), Jessé Xavier Reis (Koncertní mistr (housle)), Václav Žák (Koncertní mistr (violoncello))
The Diary of Anne Frank	Cast	Mon 21.9.	Beginning 19:30	End 20:30	Place Studiová scéna Na Půdě	Free seats 20+
Cast Lada Bočková (Anna Franková), Marie Šimůnková (Anna Franková), Jozef Novotný (Dále účinkují), Jiří Pasovský (Dále účinkují), Pavel Tůma (Dále účinkují), Orchestr opery Jihočeského divadla (Dále účinkují), Martin Červinka (Koncertní mistr (housle)), Jessé Xavier Reis (Koncertní mistr (housle)), Václav Žák (Koncertní mistr (violoncello))

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