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PragueNabucco

Prague National Theatre
Verdi: Nabucco
Hermann Bäumer; Tomáš Ondřej Pilař; Prague National Theatre Opera; Anna Pozidis; Andriy Yurkevych; Petr Vítek; Dana Haklová

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

PragueZemlinsky, Schoenberg, Mahler

Prague National Theatre
Zemlinsky, Schoenberg, Mahler
Prague State Opera Orchestra; Hermann Bäumer; Tamara Morozová; Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir; Lukáš Bařák; Prague State Opera Chorus

PragueDer Zwerg (The Dwarf)

Prague National Theatre
Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg (The Dwarf)
Hermann Bäumer; Ersan Mondtag; Prague National Theatre Opera; Anna Pozidis; Prague State Opera Orchestra; Prague State Opera Chorus; Jana Sibera

PragueDer Freischütz

Prague National Theatre
Weber: Der Freischütz
Hermann Bäumer; Andreas Homoki; Prague National Theatre Opera; Elisa Alessi; Franck Evin; Prague State Opera Orchestra
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An ambitious update of Dialogues of the Carmelites in Prague

Jana Sibera (Blanche de la Force) © Petr Neubert

Barbora Horáková’s new staging of Poulenc’s historic tragedy hits hard at the Prague State Opera, but it never quite reaches its goal. 

***11
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Reimann's Lear makes for a dark season finale at Prague State Opera

MIloš Horák (Gloucester) and Tómas Tómasson (Lear) © Petr Neubert
Aribert Reimann's Lear takes no prisoners in a disturbing portrayal of a world gone awry, but Barbora Horáková's scattergun direction adds to the confusion. 
***11
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A torrid Lady Macbeth in Prague

Denys Pivnickij (Sergey) and Alžběta Poláčková (Katerina) © Zdeněk Sokol
Shostakovich's murderess comes to terrifying life in Martin Čičvák's smart, sensational production for the Prague State Opera. 
*****
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Man of the hour: Hermann Bäumer joins Prague State Opera

Hermann Bäumer © Courtesy of Hermann Bäumer
The German conductor talks about good fortune, taking on new opera productions, his experiences as a musician in the pit as well as at the podium, and why Prague State Opera is “super!”.