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PragueThe Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)

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

PragueLe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

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

PraguePelléas et MélisandeNouvelle production

Prague National Theatre
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Patrick Fournillier; Christof Loy; The Czech National Opera; Herbert Murauer; Valerio Tiberi; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

PragueIl barbiere di Siviglia

© Zdenek Sokol
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Le Barbier de Séville)
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Magdalena Švecová; The Czech National Opera; Jan Chalupecky; David Janošek; Kateřina Štefková; Pavla Beranová

PragueDon Giovanni

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

PragueLibuše

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Smetana: Libuše
Robert Jindra; Jan Burian; The Czech National Opera; Jaroslav Kyzlink; Petr Zuska; Kateřina Štefková; Daniel Dvořák
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Trojan’s Carousel: a magical night of dreams come true in Prague

Kolotoč (Carousel) © Martin Špelda
A vintage opera at the National Theatre offers charming adventures for children and musical sophistication for adults.

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.

Reimann's Lear makes for a dark season finale at Prague State Opera

MIloš Horák (Gloucester) and Tómas Tómasson (Lear) © Petr Neubert
Aribert Reimann's Lear takes no prisoners in a disturbing portrayal of a world gone awry, but Barbora Horáková's scattergun direction adds to the confusion. 

A bleak Jenůfa from Calixto Bieito

Alžběta Poláčková (Jenůfa), Aleš Briscein (Laca) © Pavel Hejný
The director drains the life out of an impassioned opera with a staging devoid of authenticity and ideas.

Cherubini’s Medea falls flat in Prague

Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir (Neris) and Svetlana Aksenova (Medea) © Petr Neubert
The challenges of Cherubini’s version of the Greek tragedy prove too much for the National Theatre to overcome.

Šárka: a controversial revival in Prague

Maida Hundeling (Šárka) © Zdeněk Sokol
A chilly reception for director Kay Link's fresh take on a mythical Czech heroine mars an otherwise superb performance.