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PragueSweeney Todd
Sondheim: Sweeney Todd
Anna Pozidis; Martin Čičvák; Prague National Theatre Opera; Richard Hein; Hans Hoffer; Georges Vafias; Jan Dörner
BrnoORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bartók, Mahler, Brahms
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra; Tomáš Netopil; Adam Plachetka
BrnoThe Cunning Little Vixen
Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Tomáš Netopil; Jiří Heřman; Janáček Opera NTB; Dragan Stojčevski; Alexandra Grusková; Daniel Tesař; ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
PragueThe Secret (Tajemství)
Smetana: The Secret (Tajemství)
Jan Chalupecky; Ondřej Havelka; Prague National Theatre Opera; Martin Černý; Barbora Maleninská; Prague National Theatre Orchestra; Prague National Theatre Chorus
ViennaIl barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Leonardo Sini; Herbert Fritsch; Vienna State Opera; Victoria Behr; Carsten Sander; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
New York CityLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Daniele Rustioni; Franco Zeffirelli; Metropolitan Opera; Peter J. Hall; Gil Wechsler; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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In Prague, a high-minded new Rheingold never gets off the ground
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Sláva Daubnerová's contemporary treatment of the Ring opener at the Prague National Theatre is socially ambitious but artistically disappointing.
Ivo van Hove’s Don Giovanni makes a welcome reappearance at the Met
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Opera lovers’ favorite roué is back at the Met, with the charismatic Ryan Speedo Green taking on the title role.
Bychkov’s Mahler 8 makes a heavenly finale for Prague Spring
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Under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, the Czech Philharmonic and a sprawling supporting cast lead listeners up a stairway to heaven.
An intravenous dose of Czech patriotism: Libuše in Litomyšl
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Jakub Hrůsa, the Czech Philharmonic and a superb cast of singers give the full treatment to Smetana’s celebratory paean to the Czech nation.
At Prague’s National Theatre, a witty, well-kept Smetana Secret
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Aided by spirited singers and enthusiastic musicians, director Ondřej Havelka brings an imaginative, ironic touch to a lesser-known Smetana opera.
Bychkov's uneven Mahler 8 at the Elbphilharmonie
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Doing justice to the vast scale of Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand" is itself the mightiest of tasks. Semyon Bychkov and his NDR forces only partially succeed.