Intérprete: Jan Mikušek

With expert assistance from Dennis Russell Davies, the overlooked Brno Philharmonic makes the most of a contemporary cantata.

A new opera at the National Theater takes on a tragic chapter of communist history with mixed success.

A round-up report from the four-day festival of new opera in Ostrava; After four nights of living on the edge, polished, finished pieces will never seem as interesting again.