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PragueThe Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)

© Zdenek Sokol
Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Alice Nellis; Prague National Theatre Opera; David Švec; Matěj Cibulka; Kateřina Štefková

PragueDido and Aeneas

Prague National Theatre
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Michael Hofstetter; Alice Nellis; Prague National Theatre Opera; Matěj Cibulka; Kateřina Štefková; Ivo Dankovič; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

PragueThe Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)

© Zdenek Sokol
Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Alice Nellis; Prague National Theatre Opera; David Švec; Matěj Cibulka; Kateřina Štefková
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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.
****1
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Dido and Aeneas in Prague: wide-eyed wonderment

Markéta Cukrová (Dido), Lukáš Bařák (Aeneas) © Serghei Gherciu
Alice Nellis' staging of Purcell's masterpiece is both historically faithful and innovatively modern. With Collegium 1704 providing the early music chops, it's a rare treat.
*****
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Roasting Mozart in Prague

A twin tribute slices and dices the composer's life and leaves a bad aftertaste.
***11
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In Prague, a sci-fi fantasy becomes real

Krakatit, an opera composed in the shadow of the Cold War, remains frighteningly relevant.
****1
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