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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

PragueNabucco

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

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

PragueLibuše

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

PragueDvořák – Stabat Mater - General Rehearsal

Prague Symphony Orchestra
Dvořák: Stabat Mater, Op.58
Prague Symphony Orchestra; Tomáš Netopil; Bree Nichols; Kateřina Jalovcová; Richard Samek; Pavel Švingr
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Trojan’s Carousel: a magical night of dreams come true in Prague

Kolotoč (Carousel) © Martin Špelda
A vintage opera at the National Theatre offers charming adventures for children and musical sophistication for adults.
*****
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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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Nabucco in Prague: handsome but over-ambitious

Ivo Stánchev (Zaccaria) © Zdeněk Sokol
Andriy Yurkevych leads a rousing musical performance, but this visually impressive Nabucco tries to hard to be relevant and misses the mark.
***11
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Marvelous Martinů in Prague

Peter Kellner, Simona Šaturová and Tomáš Netopil © Petr Kadlec
Tomáš Netopil and the Czech Philharmonic bring high energy to the Martinů Days festival with a smart, fresh take on Ariadne
****1
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News from home: Jakub Hrůša conducts Dvořák and Janáček in Rome

Santa Cecilia's newly-appointed Principal Guest Conductor Jakub Hrůša leads an all-Czech concert, promising a bright future in Rome.
****1
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Don Giovanni ventures beyond the footlights in Prague

“Who's dead, you or the old man?” asks Leporello after Don Giovanni’s duel with the Commendatore. What if the answer was that they had both received fatal wounds?
***11
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