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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

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

PragueCarmen

© Hana Smejkalova
Bizet: Carmen
Zbyněk Müller; Grischa Asagaroff; Prague National Theatre Opera; Rastislav Štúr; Luigi Perego; Daniel Tesař

PragueLe nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Prague National Theatre
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Marek Šedivý; Barbora Horáková; Prague National Theatre Opera; Julia Jones; Falko Herold; Nicole von Graevenitz; Ivo Dankovič

BrnoThe Cunning Little Vixen

National Theatre Brno
Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Tomáš Netopil; Jiří Heřman; Janáček Opera NTB; Dragan Stojčevski; Alexandra Grusková; Daniel Tesař; ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

BrnoKátya Kabanová

National Theatre Brno
Janáček: Kátya Kabanová
Ondrej Olos; Robert Carsen; Janáček Opera NTB; Patrick Kinmonth; Peter van Praet; Janáček Opera NTB Orchestra
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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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A sensational Kátya Kabanová in Brno shows Janáček at his very best

Kateřina Kněžíková (Kátya) and Peter Berger (Boris) © Marek Olbrzymek
A revival of Robert Carsen's production at the Janáček Festival Preview benefits from an excellent cast and exemplary playing from the house ensemble.
*****
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Hrůša’s ambitious but uneven Night at Covent Garden

Jakub Hrůša © The Royal Opera | Tristram Kenton

Dvořák’s rarely heard oratorio The Spectre’s Bride fails to ignite, leaving a performance caught uneasily between respect and restlessness. 

***11
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Glyndebourne revives Michieletto’s Kátya Kabanová

Miryam Tomè (Angel), Kateřina Kněžíková (Kátya) and Rachael Wilson (Varvara) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Marc Brenner
Damiano Michieletto’s production of Janáček’s opera breaks a key tenet of high-concept opera: where it should reveal, it obfuscates. 
***11
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Bychkov’s Mahler 8 makes a heavenly finale for Prague Spring

Mahler 8 closes the Prague Spring festival © Pražské jaro | Václav Hodina
Under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, the Czech Philharmonic and a sprawling supporting cast lead listeners up a stairway to heaven. 
****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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Becoming human: Kateřina Kněžíková on Rusalka

Kateřina Kněžíková as Rusalka, at Prague National Theatre © Pavel Hejný
Soprano Kateřina Kněžíková talks about embodying Dvořák’s water nymph who tragically yearns to become human – and her personal journey with this most famous of Czech operatic roles.