Grischa Asagaroff directs a wayward new Carmen in Prague

Por Frank Kuznik, 14 marzo 2022

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“the choreography is stiff, mostly a study in how to strike statuesque poses”

Crítica hecha desde National Theatre (Národní divadlo), Praga el 10 marzo 2022

Bizet, Carmen

Prague National Theatre Opera

Petr Popelka, Dirección

Zbyněk Müller, Dirección

Grischa Asagaroff, Dirección de escena

Luigi Perego, Diseño de escena

Daniel Tesař, Diseño de iluminación

Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Prague National Theatre Chorus

Kateřina Kněžíková, Micaëla

Alžběta Poláčková, Micaëla

Jana Sibera, Micaëla

Nana Dzidziguri, Carmen

Ester Pavlů, Carmen

Luis Gomes, Don José

Michal Lehotský, Don José

Łukasz Goliński, Escamillo

Svatopluk Sem, Escamillo

Yukiko Kinjo, Frasquita

Doubravka Součková, Frasquita

Tereza Štěpánková, Frasquita

Stanislava Jirků, Mercédès

Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir, Mercédès

Dana Šťastná, Mercédès

Tomáš Kořínek, Le Remendado

Martin Šrejma, Le Remendado

Josef Moravec, Le Dancaïre

Jaroslav Březina, Le Dancaïre

Lukáš Bařák, Moralès

Daniel Kfelíř, Moralès

Jaroslav Patočka, Zuniga

Miloš Horák, Zuniga

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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.

Grischa Asagaroff directs a wayward new Carmen at the Prague National Theatre