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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
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An ambitious update of Dialogues of the Carmelites in Prague

Jana Sibera (Blanche de la Force) © Petr Neubert

Barbora Horáková’s new staging of Poulenc’s historic tragedy hits hard at the Prague State Opera, but it never quite reaches its goal. 

***11
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Parsifal reconsidered: A provocative improvisation in Prague

State Opera Chorus © Serghei Gherciu
Timo Riihonen and Ester Pavlů stand out in a strong cast which carries Andreas Homoki's revised version of Wagner's final opera.
****1
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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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Nabucco in Prague: handsome but over-ambitious

Ivo Stánchev (Zaccaria) © Zdeněk Sokol
Andriy Yurkevych leads a rousing musical performance, but this visually impressive Nabucco tries to hard to be relevant and misses the mark.
***11
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Tuttifäntchen: a sweet Christmas confection in Prague

Jekatěrina Krovatěva (Trudel) and Vit Šantora (Tuttifäntchen) © Serghei Gherciu
The Prague National Theatre serves up a bright finish to its insightful, troubling tour of interwar music. 
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A happy homecoming for a neglected Czech legend

Jiří Brückler (Schwanda) © Ilona Sochorová
The National Theater revives Jaromír Weinberger opera Schwanda the Bagpiper with energy, affection and overly active imagination.
***11
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