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Aribert Reimann's Lear takes no prisoners in a disturbing portrayal of a world gone awry, but Barbora Horáková's scattergun direction adds to the confusion.

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07 Jun 2025

Reimann's Lear makes for a dark season finale at Prague State Opera

Von Frank Kuznik

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A politically charged new Manon in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik, 27 März 2025

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

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27 Mär 2025

A politically charged new Manon in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik

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L’Histoire de Manon: MacMillan's great ballet comes to Prague

Von Graham Watts, 20 Februar 2025

Czech National Ballet sheds a new light on MacMillan's unique ability to make story-telling ballets on a grand scale.

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20 Feb 2025

L’Histoire de Manon: MacMillan's great ballet comes to Prague

Von Graham Watts

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A rambunctious Platée revival in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik, 23 November 2024

SKUTR's daring direction and Václav Luks's early music expertise combine to bring new vitality to a Baroque classic.

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23 Nov 2024

A rambunctious Platée revival in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik

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To the apocalypse and beyond: Le Grand Macabre in Prague

Von David Karlin, 14 Juni 2024

Nigel Lowery’s new production at Prague State Opera is a gusher of ideas, starting as slapstick but profoundly moving by the end.

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Prague

14 Jun 2024

To the apocalypse and beyond: Le Grand Macabre in Prague

Von David Karlin

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Czech National Ballet shine in Ronald Hynd's Coppélia

Von Maggie Foyer, 16 Mai 2024

Czech National Ballet are well suited to Ronald Hynd's delightful production of Coppélia.

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Prague

16 Mai 2024

Czech National Ballet shine in Ronald Hynd's Coppélia

Von Maggie Foyer

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Prague

Nabucco in Prague: a handsome production that tries to do too much

Von Frank Kuznik, 21 März 2024

Andriy Yurkevych leads a rousing musical performance, but this visually impressive Nabucco tries to hard to be relevant and misses the mark.

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Prague

21 Mär 2024

Nabucco in Prague: handsome but over-ambitious

Von Frank Kuznik

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A torrid Lady Macbeth in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik, 24 November 2023

Shostakovich's murderess comes to terrifying life in Martin Čičvák's smart, sensational production for the Prague State Opera.

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Prague

24 Nov 2023

A torrid Lady Macbeth in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik

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Julia Burbach delivers a potent Elixir in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik, 22 September 2023

Donizetti's frothy romantic comedy takes on fresh appeal in this faithful rendering at the State Opera.

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22 Sep 2023

Julia Burbach delivers a potent Elixir in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik

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Pure Bournonville bounce: Johan Kobborg's La Sylphide in Prague

Von Deborah Weiss, 14 Mai 2023

The Czech National Ballet bears all the hallmarks of a group of dancers who are hungry to learn and to embody whatever is offered to them.

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14 Mai 2023

Pure Bournonville bounce: Johan Kobborg's La Sylphide in Prague

Von Deborah Weiss

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A worthy revival of Zemlinsky's Kleider machen Leute never finds its footing in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik, 24 Februar 2023

Choreography isn't the only thing lacking in Alexander Zemlinsky's comic gem Kleider machen Leute.

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24 Feb 2023

Worthy revival of Kleider machen Leute never finds its footing

Von Frank Kuznik

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A raucous Rosenkavalier from Prague State Opera

Von Frank Kuznik, 24 November 2022

A strong international cast and fine musicianship from the orchestra carries on Strauss's legacy with a smart, antic romp.

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24 Nov 2022

A raucous Rosenkavalier from Prague State Opera

Von Frank Kuznik

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Ball im Savoy: a spirited tribute to a forgotten composer in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik, 16 September 2022

“An eye for an eye, a kiss for a kiss,” declares Madeleine in the knock-down battle of the sexes that is Paul Abraham's rarely staged operetta.

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16 Sep 2022

Ball im Savoy: a spirited tribute to a forgotten composer in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik

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Depravity and unbridled lust: Schulhoff's Flammen revived in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik, 12 Juni 2022

Calixto Bieito's surreal production of Erwin Schulhoff's forgotten opera takes the audience to the heart of darkness.

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12 Jun 2022

Depravity and unbridled lust: Schulhoff's Flammen revived in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik

Prague

After 102 years, a lost gem sparkles again: Schreker's Der ferne Klang in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik, 26 März 2022

Franz Schreker's innovative study of artistic aspiration and despair gets a fresh look and loving musical treatment.

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26 Mär 2022

After 102 years, a lost gem sparkles: Der ferne Klang in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik

Prague

Ole Anders Tandberg takes the Dutchman for a spin in anemic Prague production

Von Frank Kuznik, 04 März 2022

Great performances cannot rescue the Norwegian director's superficial treatment of a classic ghost story.

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Prague

04 Mär 2022

Ole Anders Tandberg takes the Dutchman for a spin in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik

Prague

Singing the blues at the Prague State Opera

Von Frank Kuznik, 26 November 2021

Director Barbora Horáková Joly and conductor Jiří Rožeň offer a fresh take on a pair of 20th-century psychodramas.

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Prague

26 Nov 2021

Singing the blues at the Prague State Opera

Von Frank Kuznik

Prague

Unbearable injustice: Prague State Opera's hard-hitting Butterfly

Von David Karlin, 16 Januar 2020

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

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Prague

16 Jan 2020

Unbearable injustice: Prague State Opera's hard-hitting Butterfly

Von David Karlin

Prague

Keith Warner’s Elektra in Prague has neither myth nor menace

Von Jonathan Sutherland, 10 Juni 2016

The main problem with Keith Warner's staging is that the director’s dominating focus is on the Jungian ‘Elektra complex’ rather than Elektra the opera.

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Prague

10 Jun 2016

Warner’s Elektra has neither myth nor menace

Von Jonathan Sutherland

Prague

Roméo et Juliette: Paying homage to the Bard in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik, 21 April 2016

With a Slovak team at the helm, the National Theater offers a smart, fresh take on a familiar story.

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Prague

21 Apr 2016

Paying homage to the Bard in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik

Prague

A timely, and timeless, Norma in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik, 02 Oktober 2015

The National Theater opens the new opera season with a gripping, thought-provoking production of Bellini's romantic tragedy.

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02 Okt 2015

A timely, and timeless, Norma in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik

Prague

A ponderous Macbeth in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik, 13 Juni 2015

Clumsy staging undercuts a fine musical performance at the National Theater's season finale.

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Prague

13 Jun 2015

A ponderous Macbeth in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik

Prague

A three-ring Hänsel und Gretel in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik, 23 April 2015

The fantasy characters prove to be more interesting than the real ones in a Czech treatment of Engelbert Humperdinck's fairy-tale classic.

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Prague

23 Apr 2015

A three-ring Hänsel und Gretel in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik

Prague

A cumbersome Mefistofele makes for a long evening in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik, 22 Januar 2015

Despite some outstanding choral work, the State Opera's new production of Boito's popular take on the Faust legend falls short of its heavenly aspirations.

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Prague

22 Jan 2015

A cumbersome Mefistofele in Prague

Von Frank Kuznik

Prague

Shock Value: Mariusz Treliński's take on Salome

Von Frank Kuznik, 23 Oktober 2014

Polish director Mariusz Treliński puts a contemporary spin on Salome by retelling the story from a victim's point of view.

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Prague

23 Okt 2014

Shock Value: Mariusz Treliński's take on Salome

Von Frank Kuznik