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Alice Nellis' staging of Purcell's masterpiece is both historically faithful and innovatively modern. With Collegium 1704 providing the early music chops, it's a rare treat.

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

Lively singing saves Magdalena Švecová's listless production of Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Národní divadlo.

A twin tribute slices and dices the composer's life and leaves a bad aftertaste.

Smetana's Libuše makes a timely reappearance in Prague.

Tradition and modernity are a mismatch in this uneven production of Mozart’s comic masterpiece.

Despite some strong performances onstage and in the pit, the National Theater's Andrea Chénier never catches fire.

The National Theatre in Prague should be the second-best place in the world to see Leoš Janáček's charming opera The Cunning Little Vixen. But its current production, new in the repertoire this season, is such a disappointment.