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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, 26 March 2026

Timo Riihonen and Ester Pavlů stand out in a strong cast which carries Andreas Homoki's revised version of Wagner's final opera.

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Prague

26 Mar 2026

Parsifal reconsidered: A provocative improvisation in Prague

By Frank Kuznik

By Frank Kuznik, 27 March 2025

Puccini's classic takes on a harsh contemporary edge in a dark treatment by director Sláva Daubnerová at Prague's National Theatre.

****1

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Prague

27 Mar 2025

A politically charged new Manon in Prague

By Frank Kuznik

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, 30 November 2023

The Prague National Theatre serves up a bright finish to its insightful, troubling tour of interwar music.

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Prague

30 Nov 2023

Tuttifäntchen: a sweet Christmas confection in Prague

By Frank Kuznik

By Frank Kuznik, 06 October 2022

The National Theater revives Jaromír Weinberger opera Schwanda the Bagpiper with energy, affection and overly active imagination.

***11

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