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PragueSweeney Todd

Adam Plachetka (Sweeney Todd) and Barbora Perná (Mrs Lovett) © Serghei Gherciu
Sondheim: Sweeney Todd
Anna Pozidis; Martin Čičvák; The Czech National Opera; Richard Hein; Hans Hoffer; Georges Vafias; Jan Dörner

PragueManon

© Serghei Gherciu
Massenet: L'Histoire de Manon
Sir Kenneth MacMillan; The Czech National Ballet; Martin Yates; Robert Tewsley; Cinzia Lo Fazio; Natalia Stewart

PragueRusalka

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

PragueLady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Prague National Theatre
Chostakovitch: Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Hermann Bäumer; František Zahradníček; The Czech National Opera; Martin Čičvák; Georges Vafias; Jan Dörner; Prague State Opera Orchestra

PragueWho cares?

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Brahms, Gershwin
George Balanchine; The Czech National Ballet; Václav Zahradník; Francois-Noël Cherpin; Jan Beneš; Prague State Opera Orchestra

PragueTosca

Prague National Theatre
Puccini: Tosca
Hilary Griffiths; Martin Otava; The Czech National Opera; Zuzana Kadlčíková; Josef Svoboda; Josef Jelínek; Pavel Dautovský
Critiques récentesEn voir plus...

Hitting all the wrong notes: Sweeney Todd at Prague State Opera

Adam Plachetka (Sweeney Todd) and Barbora Perná (Mrs Lovett) © Serghei Gherciu
Strong singing and sharp choreography cannot rescue a hybrid version of Sweeney Todd staged by director Martin Čičvák.

An ambitious update of Dialogues of the Carmelites in Prague

Jana Sibera (Blanche de la Force) © Petr Neubert

Barbora Horáková’s new staging of Poulenc’s historic tragedy hits hard at the Prague State Opera, but it never quite reaches its goal. 

Parsifal reconsidered: A provocative improvisation in Prague

State Opera Chorus © Serghei Gherciu
Timo Riihonen and Ester Pavlů stand out in a strong cast which carries Andreas Homoki's revised version of Wagner's final opera.

John Neumeier’s Liliom: A Prague triumph

Giovanni Rotolo as Liliom and Alina Nanu as Julie in John Neumeier's Liliom © Serghei Gherciu
Czech National Ballet scores a hit in John Neumeier’s masterpiece Liliom, with back to back performances and multiple casts.

Calixto Bieito’s Idomeneo runs out of time in Prague

Evan LeRoy Johnson (Idomeneo) and the State Opera Chorus © Serghei Gherciu
At the Prague State Opera, Calixto Brieito relocates Mozart's opera seria to modern times, with disastrous results. 

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.