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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

PragueIl barbiere di Siviglia

© Zdenek Sokol
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Jaroslav Kyzlink; Magdalena Švecová; Prague National Theatre Opera; Jan Chalupecky; David Janošek; Kateřina Štefková; Pavla Beranová

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

BrnoFestival preview: From the House of the Dead / Glagolitic Mass

National Theatre Brno
Janáček: From the House of the Dead
Robert Kružík; Jiří Heřman; Janáček Opera NTB; Tomáš Rusín; Zuzana Štefunková-Rusínová; Patricie Částková

PraguePelléas et Mélisande

Prague National Theatre
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Patrick Fournillier; Christof Loy; Prague National Theatre Opera; Herbert Murauer; Valerio Tiberi; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

PragueDvořák in Songs

Prague National Theatre
Dvořák
Barbora Perná; Pavol Kubáň; Lukáš Bařák; Bronislav Procházka
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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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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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A rambunctious Platée revival in Prague

Marcel Beekman (Platée) © Pavel Hejný
SKUTR's daring direction and Václav Luks's early music expertise combine to bring new vitality to a Baroque classic. 
*****
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A muddled new Ariadne auf Naxos in Prague

Cornelia Beskow (Ariadne) © Petr Neubert
Fine vocal and musical performances can't overcome Sláva Daubnerová's staging which misses the mark.
***11
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Julia Burbach delivers a potent Elixir in Prague

Vera Talerko (Adina) © Zdeněk Sokol, ND
Donizetti's frothy romantic comedy takes on fresh appeal in this faithful rendering at the State Opera.
*****
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Muddled Mozart: a new Figaro in Prague

Ekaterina Krovateva (Susanna) © Ilona Sochorová
Barbora Horáková's imaginative updating of The Marriage of Figaro sags under its own weight at the Estates Theatre, Prague.
***11
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