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PragueRusalka

Prague National Theatre
Dvořák: Rusalka
Anna Pozidis; Prague National Theatre Opera; Ondrej Olos; Prague State Opera Orchestra; Prague State Opera Chorus; Olga Busuioc

PragueTosca

Prague National Theatre
Puccini: Tosca
Hilary Griffiths; Martin Otava; Prague National Theatre Opera; Zuzana Kadlčíková; Josef Svoboda; Josef Jelínek; Pavel Dautovský

PragueIdomeneo, re di Creta

Prague National Theatre
Mozart: Idomeneo, rè di Creta
Konrad Junghänel; Calixto Bieito; Prague National Theatre Opera; Richard Hein; Anna-Sofia Kirsch; Paula Klein; Reinhard Traub

PragueHänsel und Gretel

Prague National Theatre
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Richard Hein; Matěj Forman; Prague National Theatre Opera; Andrea Sodomková; Prague State Opera Orchestra; Prague State Opera Chorus

PragueDer Zwerg (The Dwarf)

Prague National Theatre
Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg
Hermann Bäumer; Ersan Mondtag; Prague National Theatre Opera; Anna Pozidis; Prague State Opera Orchestra; Prague State Opera Chorus; Jana Sibera
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Calixto Bieito’s Idomeneo runs out of time in Prague

Evan LeRoy Johnson (Idomeneo) and the State Opera Chorus © Serghei Gherciu
At the Prague State Opera, Calixto Brieito relocates Mozart's opera seria to modern times, with disastrous results. 
***11
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Reimann's Lear makes for a dark season finale at Prague State Opera

MIloš Horák (Gloucester) and Tómas Tómasson (Lear) © Petr Neubert
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. 
***11
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A politically charged new Manon in Prague

Ghiulnara Raileanu (Manon) © Serghei Gherciu
Puccini's classic takes on a harsh contemporary edge in a dark treatment by director Sláva Daubnerová at Prague's National Theatre. 
****1
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A raucous Rosenkavalier from Prague State Opera

Petra Alvarez Šimková (Marschallin) and Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir (Octavian) © Zdeněk Sokol
A strong international cast and fine musicianship from the orchestra carries on Strauss's legacy with a smart, antic romp.
****1
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Singing the blues at the Prague State Opera

Director Barbora Horáková Joly and conductor Jiří Rožeň offer a fresh take on a pair of 20th-century psychodramas.
****1
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Jonny plays a sour tune

A rare revival of Ernst Krenek's breakout opera hits all the wrong notes.
**111
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