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PragueThe Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)

© Zdenek Sokol
Smetana: La Fiancée vendue (Prodaná nevěsta)
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Alice Nellis; Prague National Theatre Opera; David Švec; Matěj Cibulka; Kateřina Štefková

PragueDon Giovanni

Prague National Theatre
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Zbyněk Müller; Alexander Mørk-Eidem; Prague National Theatre Opera; Jiří Habart; Christian Friedländer; Jenny Ljungberg; Ellen Ruge

PragueCarmen

© Hana Smejkalova
Bizet: Carmen
Zbyněk Müller; Grischa Asagaroff; Prague National Theatre Opera; Rastislav Štúr; Luigi Perego; Daniel Tesař

PragueLe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Prague National Theatre
Mozart: Les Noces de Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)
Marek Šedivý; Barbora Horáková; Prague National Theatre Opera; Julia Jones; Falko Herold; Nicole von Graevenitz; Ivo Dankovič

BrnoThe Cunning Little Vixen

National Theatre Brno
Janáček: La Petite Renarde rusée
Tomáš Netopil; Jiří Heřman; Janáček Opera NTB; Dragan Stojčevski; Alexandra Grusková; Daniel Tesař; ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

BrnoKátya Kabanová

National Theatre Brno
Janáček: Katia Kabanova
Ondrej Olos; Robert Carsen; Janáček Opera NTB; Patrick Kinmonth; Peter van Praet; Janáček Opera NTB Orchestra
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Jakub Hrůša et le Philhar' jubilatoires à Radio France

Jakub Hrůša à la tête de l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France © Olivier Barrière
Dans un programme original et somptueux, le jeune chef tchèque fait un retour remarqué auprès de l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.

Musically excellent Bartered Bride in Prague marred by meta production

Alžběta Poláčková (Mařenka), Maria Kobielska (Ludmila), Jiří Hájek (Krušina), Zdeněk Plech (Kecal) © Zdeněk Sokol
Smetana in Prague is never likely to be less than a delight, and the National Theatre assembles a fine cast for a revival of Alice Nellis' production of his greatest opera.

A sensational Kátya Kabanová in Brno shows Janáček at his very best

Kateřina Kněžíková (Kátya) and Peter Berger (Boris) © Marek Olbrzymek
A revival of Robert Carsen's production at the Janáček Festival Preview benefits from an excellent cast and exemplary playing from the house ensemble.

Hrůša’s ambitious but uneven Night at Covent Garden

Jakub Hrůša © The Royal Opera | Tristram Kenton

Dvořák’s rarely heard oratorio The Spectre’s Bride fails to ignite, leaving a performance caught uneasily between respect and restlessness. 

Glyndebourne revives Michieletto’s Kátya Kabanová

Miryam Tomè (Angel), Kateřina Kněžíková (Kátya) and Rachael Wilson (Varvara) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Marc Brenner
Damiano Michieletto’s production of Janáček’s opera breaks a key tenet of high-concept opera: where it should reveal, it obfuscates. 

Bychkov’s Mahler 8 makes a heavenly finale for Prague Spring

Mahler 8 closes the Prague Spring festival © Pražské jaro | Václav Hodina
Under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, the Czech Philharmonic and a sprawling supporting cast lead listeners up a stairway to heaven. 
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Becoming human: Kateřina Kněžíková on Rusalka

Kateřina Kněžíková as Rusalka, at Prague National Theatre © Pavel Hejný
Soprano Kateřina Kněžíková talks about embodying Dvořák’s water nymph who tragically yearns to become human – and her personal journey with this most famous of Czech operatic roles.