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Jana Sibera (Blanche de la Force) © Petr Neubert

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.

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Prague

21 May 2026

An ambitious update of Dialogues of the Carmelites in Prague

By Frank Kuznik

Seth Carico (Finn) and Jana Vrána (National Theatre Opera Ballet) © Petr Neubert

A promising revival of Ostrčil’s The Legend of Erin misses the mark in Prague

By Frank Kuznik, 16 October 2025

An ambitious effort to honor hometown hero Otakar Ostrčil sags under its own weight at the Prague National Theatre.

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Prague

16 Oct 2025

Revival of Ostrčil’s The Legend of Erin misses the mark in Prague

By Frank Kuznik

Cornelia Beskow (Ariadne) © Petr Neubert

A muddled new Ariadne auf Naxos in Prague

By Frank Kuznik, 16 February 2024

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

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Prague

16 Feb 2024

A muddled new Ariadne auf Naxos in Prague

By Frank Kuznik