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In Prague, a high-minded new Rheingold never gets off the ground

By Frank Kuznik, 12 February 2026

Sláva Daubnerová's contemporary treatment of the Ring opener at the Prague National Theatre is socially ambitious but artistically disappointing.

***11

By Frank Kuznik, 28 September 2025

At the Prague State Opera, Calixto Brieito relocates Mozart's opera seria to modern times, with disastrous results.

***11

By Frank Kuznik, 21 March 2024

Andriy Yurkevych leads a rousing musical performance, but this visually impressive Nabucco tries to hard to be relevant and misses the mark.

***11

By Frank Kuznik, 22 September 2023

Donizetti's frothy romantic comedy takes on fresh appeal in this faithful rendering at the State Opera.

*****

*****

Prague

22 Sep 2023

Julia Burbach delivers a potent Elixir in Prague

By Frank Kuznik

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