Farnace: a fresh take on a Vivaldi classic at Valtice Castle

By Frank Kuznik, 19 October 2021

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“Štryncl struck a lively tempo and sense of anticipation in the sinfonia and never looked back”

Reviewed at Valtice Castle Theatre, Valtice on 15 October 2021

Vivaldi, Farnace, RV 711 (Pavia version, 1731)

Marek Štryncl, Conductor

Andrea Miltnerova, Director, Choreography

Václav Krajc, Set Designer

Christopher Vinz, Costume Designer

Kateřina Ďuricová, Lighting Designer

Jiří Bláha, Set Designer

Zoltán Megyesi, Farnace

Marta Infante, Tamiri

Michaela Šrůmová, Berenice

Kamila Mazalová, Pompeo

Sylva Čmugrová, Selinda

Zuzana Kopřivová, Gilade

Martin Javorský, Aquilio

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.