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Barbora Horáková directs an ambitious update of Dialogues of the Carmelites in Prague

By Frank Kuznik, 21 May 2026

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

By Mark Valencia, 04 November 2025

Katie Mitchell wheels out her tired old tropes in The Makropulos Case, redeemed by its musical performances.

***11

By Frank Kuznik, 27 March 2025

Puccini's classic takes on a harsh contemporary edge in a dark treatment by director Sláva Daubnerová at Prague's National Theatre.

****1

****1

Prague

27 Mar 2025

A politically charged new Manon in Prague

By Frank Kuznik

By Frank Kuznik, 24 May 2024

Aided by spirited singers and enthusiastic musicians, director Ondřej Havelka brings an imaginative, ironic touch to a lesser-known Smetana opera.

*****

*****

Prague

24 May 2024

At Prague’s National Theatre, a witty, well-kept Smetana Secret

By Frank Kuznik

By Frank Kuznik, 16 February 2024

Fine vocal and musical performances can't overcome Sláva Daubnerová's staging which misses the mark.

***11

By Frank Kuznik, 09 November 2023

Adding a prequel to Gianni Schicchi mostly proves that a prequel isn't necessary...

***11

By Frank Kuznik, 24 February 2023

Choreography isn't the only thing lacking in Alexander Zemlinsky's comic gem Kleider machen Leute.

***11

By Frank Kuznik, 16 September 2022

“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.

*****

*****

Prague

16 Sep 2022

Ball im Savoy: a spirited tribute to a forgotten composer in Prague

By Frank Kuznik