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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

PraguePlatée

Prague National Theatre
Rameau: Platée
Václav Luks; SKUTR (Martin Kukučka and Lukáš Trpišovský); Prague National Theatre Opera; Jakub Kopecký; Simona Rybáková; Jan Dörner; Collegium 1704

ZurichCollegium 1704 Chor & Orchester / Václav Luks

© Petra Hajská
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Collegium 1704; Václav Luks; Collegium Vocale 1704

ParisPassion selon Saint Matthieu

© Petra Hajska
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Collegium 1704; Václav Luks; Céline Scheen; Tereza Zimková; Luciana Mancini; Aneta Petrasová

Monte-CarloVáclav Luks & Collegium Vocale 1704

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Zelenka, Bach
Václav Luks; Collegium Vocale 1704; Tereza Zimková; Pavla Radostová; Aneta Petrasová
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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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In Prague, a sparkling season opener from Collegium 1704

Václav Luks conducts Collegium 1704 © Petra Hajská
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

Marcel Beekman (Platée) © Pavel Hejný
SKUTR's daring direction and Václav Luks's early music expertise combine to bring new vitality to a Baroque classic. 
*****
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Collegium 1704 opens with a swan song

Václav Luks and his band of Baroque devotees offer a fresh take on late-period Mozart in Prague.
****1
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Collegium 1704 give Zelenka a virtual return in Dresden

Collegium 1704 takes the Czech Baroque composer online, with impressive results.
****1
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Rediscovering a Vivaldi gem: Arsilda in Prague

Even without the costumes and choreography, Collegium 1704's presentation of Arsilda was enthralling.
*****
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A Baroque revolutionary: Václav Luks on Zelenka

Václav Luks © Petra Hajská
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.