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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

PragueRusalka

Prague National Theatre
Dvořák: Rusalka
Anna Pozidis; Prague National Theatre Opera; Ondrej Olos; Prague State Opera Orchestra; Prague State Opera Chorus; Olga Busuioc

PragueCarmen

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

BrnoFestival preview: From the House of the Dead / Glagolitic Mass

National Theatre Brno
Janáček: De la maison des morts
Robert Kružík; Jiří Heřman; Janáček Opera NTB; Tomáš Rusín; Zuzana Štefunková-Rusínová; Patricie Částková

BrnoKátya Kabanová

National Theatre Brno
Janáček: Katia Kabanova
Ondrej Olos; Robert Carsen; Janáček Opera NTB; Patrick Kinmonth; Peter van Praet; Janáček Opera NTB Orchestra

BrnoFrom the House of the Dead / Glagolitic Mass

National Theatre Brno
Janáček: De la maison des morts
Robert Kružík; Jiří Heřman; Janáček Opera NTB; Tomáš Rusín; Zuzana Štefunková-Rusínová; Patricie Částková
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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.

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

Seth Carico (Finn) and Jana Vrána (National Theatre Opera Ballet) © Petr Neubert
An ambitious effort to honor hometown hero Otakar Ostrčil sags under its own weight at the Prague National Theatre. 

A politically charged new Manon in Prague

Ghiulnara Raileanu (Manon) © Serghei Gherciu
Puccini's classic takes on a harsh contemporary edge in a dark treatment by director Sláva Daubnerová at Prague's National Theatre. 

An all-star Jenůfa falls short in Prague

Kateřina Kněžíková (Jenůfa), Karita Mattila (Kostelnička) and Aleš Briscein (Laca) © Zdeněk Sokol
Superb singing and brilliant work in the pit can't quite rescue Jiří Nekvasil's overambitious production.

Eternal life for the downtrodden? A Janáček double bill in Brno

From the House of the Dead © Marek Olbrzymek
Jakub Hrůša leads a musically thrilling but dramatically problematic From the House of the Dead and Glagolitic Mass at the 2022 Janáček Brno International Festival.