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Puccini's classic takes on a harsh contemporary edge in a dark treatment by director Sláva Daubnerová at Prague's National Theatre. 

Superb singing and brilliant work in the pit can't quite rescue Jiří Nekvasil's overambitious production.

Jakub Hrůša leads a musically thrilling but dramatically problematic From the House of the Dead and Glagolitic Mass at the 2022 Janáček Brno International Festival.

Powerful visuals can't compensate for an otherwise empty production of Janáček’s gripping tragedy.

The Janáček Festival maintains its proud tradition with a brave eleventh-hour performance.

Jiři Herman’s staging is authentically Japanese and focuses on the deliberate injustice of Butterfly's treatment, with strong performances in the lead roles.

Magdalena Švecová's staging for Prague National Theatre wins hearts with ensemble work full of verve and costumes that are pure eye candy.

Willy Decker's enduring production gets smart treatment in a handsome revival.

The National Theatre opens its new season with a Verdi favorite short on substance but lovely to hear.

A political makeover of Puccini's verismo classic backfires.

In a concert of two halves, the Philharmonia fail to convince with Suk and Dvořák but provide a thrilling rendition of Janáček's Glagolitic Mass, a choral work that is dramatic, operatic, giant in scale and unique in style.

With a production in a style with which I was not at all familiar and which I found very true to the work's spirit, this Rusalka at the Czech National Theatre in Prague was a memorable evening's opera.