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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 Frank Kuznik, 07 November 2024

A chilly reception for director Kay Link's fresh take on a mythical Czech heroine mars an otherwise superb performance.

****1

****1

Prague

07 Nov 2024

Šárka: a controversial revival in Prague

By Frank Kuznik

By David Karlin, 16 June 2024

Jakub Hrůsa, the Czech Philharmonic and a superb cast of singers give the full treatment to Smetana’s celebratory paean to the Czech nation.

*****

*****

Litomyšl

16 Jun 2024

An intravenous dose of Czech patriotism: Libuše in Litomyšl

By David Karlin

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, 24 November 2023

Shostakovich's murderess comes to terrifying life in Martin Čičvák's smart, sensational production for the Prague State Opera.

*****

By Frank Kuznik, 12 June 2022

Calixto Bieito's surreal production of Erwin Schulhoff's forgotten opera takes the audience to the heart of darkness.

****1

****1

Prague

12 Jun 2022

Depravity and unbridled lust: Schulhoff's Flammen revived in Prague

By Frank Kuznik