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Performer: Collegium Vocale 1704

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PragueDido and AeneasNew production

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

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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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In Prague, a sparkling season opener from Collegium 1704

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Václav Luks launches a celebration of his ensemble's 20th anniversary with a seductive secular treatment of sacred music.
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A rambunctious Platée revival in Prague

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SKUTR's daring direction and Václav Luks's early music expertise combine to bring new vitality to a Baroque classic. 
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PraguePlatéeNew production

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Rameau: Platée
Václav Luks; SKUTR (Martin Kukučka and Lukáš Trpišovský); Prague State Opera; Jakub Kopecký; Simona Rybáková; Prague State Opera Orchestra
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A Baroque revolutionary: Václav Luks on Zelenka

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The director of Collegium 1704 talks about Zelenka, the greatest Czech Baroque composer, and his uniquely bold and distinctive approach composition – which still has the capacity to shock and overwhelm today.