The Devil’s Wall: Smetana’s last opera, at his birthplace

The Devil's Wall

Jiří Brückler (Lord Vok Vítkovic)

The Devil's Wall

Veronika Kaiserová (Katuška), Martin Šrejma (Jarek)

Von David Karlin, 16 Juni 2024

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“The piece can’t work out whether it’s a light-hearted rom-com or a legend-based drama”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Festival Hall, Litomyšl, am 15 Juni 2024

Smetana, The Devil's Wall (Čertova stěna)

National Moravian-Silesian Theatre

Marek Šedivý, Musikalische Leitung

Jiří Nekvasil, Regie

David Bazika, Bühnenbild

Marta Roszkopfová, Kostüme

National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Orchestra

National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Chorus

Jiří Brückler, Lord Vok Vítkovic

Miloš Horák, Rarach

Veronika Rovná, Hedvika

Martin Gurbal, Beneš

Veronika Kaiserová, Katuška

Anna Nitrová, Záviš

Martin Šrejma, Jarek

Gianluca Zampieri, Michálek

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

The Devil’s Wall in Litomyšl: Smetana’s last opera, at his birthplace