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A bold update of Beethoven in Prague

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“Nemirova likes pregnant moments and unanswered questions”
Reviewed at Estates Theatre (Stavovské divadlo), Prague on 22 September 2018
Beethoven, Fidelio
Andreas Sebastian Weiser, Conductor
Vera Nemirova, Director
Ulrike Kunze, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Melanie Diener, Leonore
Dana Burešová, Leonore
Daniel Frank, Florestan
Erin Caves, Florestan
Sebastian Holecek, Don Pizarro
Paul Armin Edelmann, Don Fernando
Oleg Korotkov, Rocco
Felicitas Fuchs, Marzelline
Prague National Theatre Chorus
Prague National Theatre Orchestra
Parsifal reconsidered: A provocative improvisation in Prague
****1
Musically excellent Bartered Bride in Prague marred by meta production
****1
In Prague, a high-minded new Rheingold never gets off the ground
***11
Dido and Aeneas in Prague: wide-eyed wonderment
*****
Revival of Ostrčil’s The Legend of Erin misses the mark in Prague
***11
A bleak Jenůfa from Calixto Bieito
**111
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