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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

PragueThe Devil and Kate (Cert a Kácal)

Prague National Theatre
Dvořák: The Devil and Kate (Cert a Kácal)
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Marián Chudovský; Prague National Theatre Opera; David Švec; Adolf Born; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

PragueRusalka

© Pavel Hejny
Dvořák: Rusalka
Robert Jindra; SKUTR (Martin Kukučka and Lukáš Trpišovský); Prague National Theatre Opera; David Švec; Tomáš Netopil; Martin Chocholoušek; Simona Rybáková

PragueRusalka

© Pavel Hejny
Dvořák: Rusalka
Robert Jindra; SKUTR (Martin Kukučka and Lukáš Trpišovský); Prague National Theatre Opera; David Švec; Tomáš Netopil; Martin Chocholoušek; Simona Rybáková

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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Cherubini’s Medea falls flat in Prague

Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir (Neris) and Svetlana Aksenova (Medea) © Petr Neubert
The challenges of Cherubini’s version of the Greek tragedy prove too much for the National Theatre to overcome.
**111
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An audacious update of a Dvořák classic in Prague

Kateřina Kněžíková (Rusalka) © Pavel Hejný
Directors Martin Kukučka and Lukáš Trpišovský, who work together as SKUTR, take on Dvořák’s Rusalka with a surfeit of ideas. 
***11
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Tuttifäntchen: a sweet Christmas confection in Prague

Jekatěrina Krovatěva (Trudel) and Vit Šantora (Tuttifäntchen) © Serghei Gherciu
The Prague National Theatre serves up a bright finish to its insightful, troubling tour of interwar music. 
****1
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Exuberant and stylish heritage: The Bartered Bride in Prague

Magdalena Švecová's staging for Prague National Theatre wins hearts with ensemble work full of verve and costumes that are pure eye candy.
***11
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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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