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Mino Marani; Ondřej Havelka; Prague State Opera; Martin Černý; Jana Zbořilová; Prague State Opera Orchestra; Prague State Opera Chorus
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In Prague, a high-minded new Rheingold never gets off the ground
Sláva Daubnerová's contemporary treatment of the Ring opener at the Prague National Theatre is socially ambitious but artistically disappointing.
Calixto Bieito’s Idomeneo runs out of time in Prague
At the Prague State Opera, Calixto Brieito relocates Mozart's opera seria to modern times, with disastrous results.
Nabucco in Prague: handsome but over-ambitious
Andriy Yurkevych leads a rousing musical performance, but this visually impressive Nabucco tries to hard to be relevant and misses the mark.
Julia Burbach delivers a potent Elixir in Prague
Donizetti's frothy romantic comedy takes on fresh appeal in this faithful rendering at the State Opera.
Worthy revival of Kleider machen Leute never finds its footing
Choreography isn't the only thing lacking in Alexander Zemlinsky's comic gem Kleider machen Leute.
Ball im Savoy: a spirited tribute to a forgotten composer in Prague
“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.