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Exuberant and stylish heritage: The Bartered Bride in Prague
Magdalena Švecová's staging for Prague National Theatre wins hearts with ensemble work full of verve and costumes that are pure eye candy.
Orpheus in the political underworld in Prague
Prague's National Theater wraps its season with a wickedly funny revival of Offenbach's audacious operetta.
Resurrecting the past in Prague
A new opera at the National Theater takes on a tragic chapter of communist history with mixed success.
Jenůfa breaks hearts in Brno
In Brno, Janáček's home, at the theatre and festival that bear his name, Jenůfa receives a performance with all the musical and dramatic intensity you might wish for.
Dalibor: The Czech Fidelio
“What Czech does not like music?” declares Beneš, the jailor in Smetana’s opera Dalibor. Certainly not Jiří Bělohlávek, who is as superb an advocate for Czech music as any conductor in the world right now.