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PragueDon Giovanni

Prague National Theatre
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Zbyněk Müller; Alexander Mørk-Eidem; Prague National Theatre Opera; Jiří Habart; Christian Friedländer; Jenny Ljungberg; Ellen Ruge

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

PragueSweeney Todd

Prague National Theatre
Sondheim: Sweeney Todd
Anna Pozidis; Martin Čičvák; Prague National Theatre Opera; Richard Hein; Hans Hoffer; Georges Vafias; Jan Dörner

PragueLady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Prague National Theatre
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Hermann Bäumer; František Zahradníček; Prague National Theatre Opera; Martin Čičvák; Georges Vafias; Jan Dörner; Prague State Opera Orchestra

PragueLibuše

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Smetana: Libuše
Robert Jindra; Jan Burian; Prague National Theatre Opera; Jaroslav Kyzlink; Petr Zuska; Kateřina Štefková; Daniel Dvořák

PragueTosca

Prague National Theatre
Puccini: Tosca
Hilary Griffiths; Martin Otava; Prague National Theatre Opera; Zuzana Kadlčíková; Josef Svoboda; Josef Jelínek; Pavel Dautovský
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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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In Prague, a high-minded new Rheingold never gets off the ground

Adam Plachetka (Wotan) © Petr Neubert
Sláva Daubnerová's contemporary treatment of the Ring opener at the Prague National Theatre is socially ambitious but artistically disappointing.
***11
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Revival of Ostrčil’s The Legend of Erin misses the mark in Prague

Seth Carico (Finn) and Jana Vrána (National Theatre Opera Ballet) © Petr Neubert
An ambitious effort to honor hometown hero Otakar Ostrčil sags under its own weight at the Prague National Theatre. 
***11
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A politically charged new Manon in Prague

Ghiulnara Raileanu (Manon) © Serghei Gherciu
Puccini's classic takes on a harsh contemporary edge in a dark treatment by director Sláva Daubnerová at Prague's National Theatre. 
****1
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Šárka: a controversial revival in Prague

Maida Hundeling (Šárka) © Zdeněk Sokol
A chilly reception for director Kay Link's fresh take on a mythical Czech heroine mars an otherwise superb performance.
****1
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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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