Performer: Eva Urbanová

The director drains the life out of an impassioned opera with a staging devoid of authenticity and ideas.

A chilly reception for director Kay Link's fresh take on a mythical Czech heroine mars an otherwise superb performance.

The Spanish director's emotionally-sapped staging for the Prague National Theatre travels to Brno for the Janáček Festival.

A colorful, light-hearted approach captures the spirit of Prokofiev's LʼAmour des trois oranges.

Although professing a great admiration for Mascagni and Cavalleria rusticana in particular, Janáček’s concept of Slavic verismo is diametrically different.

Despite some staging problems, a Czech rarity gives the National Theater's new opera season a rousing start, with a vibrant score beautifully realized by conductor John Fiore.