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PragueDie Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Prague National Theatre
Mozart: La Flûte enchantée (Die Zauberflöte)
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Vladimír Morávek; Prague National Theatre Opera; Zdeněk Klauda; Miroslav Huptych; Tomáš Kypta; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

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

PragueThe Devil and Kate (Cert a Kácal)

Prague National Theatre
Dvořák: Kate and the Devil, (Cert a Kácal)
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Marián Chudovský; Prague National Theatre Opera; David Švec; Adolf Born; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

PragueLibuše

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Smetana: Libuše
Robert Jindra; Jan Burian; Prague National Theatre Opera; Jaroslav Kyzlink; Petr Zuska; Kateřina Štefková; Daniel Dvořák

PragueTosca

Prague National Theatre
Puccini: Tosca
Hilary Griffiths; Martin Otava; Prague National Theatre Opera; Zuzana Kadlčíková; Josef Svoboda; Josef Jelínek; Pavel Dautovský
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An audacious update of a Dvořák classic in Prague

Kateřina Kněžíková (Rusalka) © Pavel Hejný
Directors Martin Kukučka and Lukáš Trpišovský, who work together as SKUTR, take on Dvořák’s Rusalka with a surfeit of ideas. 

Czech Philharmonic's resounding Glagolitic Mass at the BBC Proms

Jakub Hrůša, David Butt Philip and the Czech Philharmonic © BBC | Andy Paradise
Jakub Hrůša and his Czech forces give an impressive account of a mass which with its ecclesiastical elements, yet pantheistic spirit and visceral energy points towards a more secular age.

At Prague’s National Theatre, a witty, well-kept Smetana Secret

Jana Sibera (Blažena) and Aleš Briscein (Vít) © Serghei Gherciu
Aided by spirited singers and enthusiastic musicians, director Ondřej Havelka brings an imaginative, ironic touch to a lesser-known Smetana opera.

Muddled Mozart: a new Figaro in Prague

Ekaterina Krovateva (Susanna) © Ilona Sochorová
Barbora Horáková's imaginative updating of The Marriage of Figaro sags under its own weight at the Estates Theatre, Prague.

Worthy revival of Kleider machen Leute never finds its footing

Joseph Dennis (Wenzel Strapinski) and the State Opera Chorus © Národní divadlo | Serghei Gherciu
Choreography isn't the only thing lacking in Alexander Zemlinsky's comic gem Kleider machen Leute.

A raucous Rosenkavalier from Prague State Opera

Petra Alvarez Šimková (Marschallin) and Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir (Octavian) © Zdeněk Sokol
A strong international cast and fine musicianship from the orchestra carries on Strauss's legacy with a smart, antic romp.