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PraguePlatée

Prague National Theatre
Rameau: Platée
Václav Luks; SKUTR (Martin Kukučka and Lukáš Trpišovský); The Czech National Opera; Jakub Kopecký; Simona Rybáková; Jan Dörner; Collegium 1704

ParisPassion selon Saint Matthieu

© Petra Hajska
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Collegium 1704; Václav Luks; Céline Scheen; Tereza Zimková; Luciana Mancini; Aneta Petrasová

PragueBach and his sons IV

Prague Symphony Orchestra
Bach, Bach W.F., Bach J.C.F., Bach J. C., Bach C.P.E., Mozart
Tomáš Netopil; Lukáš Verner; Hana Blažíková; Tomáš Šelc; Igor Františák

Monte-CarloVáclav Luks & Collegium Vocale 1704

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Zelenka, Bach
Collegium 1704; Václav Luks; Collegium Vocale 1704; Tereza Zimková; Pavla Radostová; Aneta Petrasová
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Dido and Aeneas in Prague: wide-eyed wonderment

Markéta Cukrová (Dido), Lukáš Bařák (Aeneas) © Serghei Gherciu
Alice Nellis' staging of Purcell's masterpiece is both historically faithful and innovatively modern. With Collegium 1704 providing the early music chops, it's a rare treat.
*****
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In Prague, a sparkling season opener from Collegium 1704

Václav Luks conducts Collegium 1704 © Petra Hajská
Václav Luks launches a celebration of his ensemble's 20th anniversary with a seductive secular treatment of sacred music.
*****
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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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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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Collegium 1704 give Zelenka a virtual return in Dresden

Collegium 1704 takes the Czech Baroque composer online, with impressive results.
****1
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Prächtig persönlich: Zelenkas Missa Votiva mit dem Collegium 1704

Tereza Zimková mit dem Collegium 1704 © Collegium 1704 | Robert Jentzsch
Luks entfacht einen Tatendrang, der in bestimmungsgetreuer Vermächtnisausführung infusorische Wunderwirkung beim Zuhörer hinterließ und die interpretatorische Anführerschaft der Ensembles in Sachen Zelenka einmal mehr unterstrich.
*****
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