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Tomáš Hanus and Welsh National Opera offer a bracing opening for Prague Spring

Tomáš Hanus conducts the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
© Pražské Jaro | Prague Spring Festival 2023 | Ivan Malý
Czech President Petr Pavel and Eva Pavlová
© Pražské Jaro | Prague Spring Festival 2023 | Ivan Malý
Smetana Hall on opening night of Prague Spring
© Pražské Jaro | Prague Spring Festival 2023 | Ivan Malý
The Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
© Pražské Jaro | Prague Spring Festival 2023 | Ivan Malý
Von Frank Kuznik, 15 Mai 2023
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“even for an audience deeply familiar with the piece it was an irresistible reading”
Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Municipal House: Smetana Hall, Prague, am 12 Mai 2023
Programm
Smetana, Má vlast (Mein Heimatland)
Darsteller
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Tomáš Hanus, Musikalische Leitung
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Frank Kuznik
Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.