Resplendent holiday celebration in Prague

By Frank Kuznik, 17 December 2015

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“her diction is exquisite and her delivery perfectly smooth and transparent”

Reviewed at Rudolfinum: Dvořák Hall, Prague on 15 December 2015

Handel, Te Deum in D major "Utrecht", HWV 278

Handel, Donna, che in ciel, HWV 233

Telemann, Die Donnerode, TWV 6:3

Collegium 1704

Collegium Vocale 1704

Ann Hallenberg, Mezzo-soprano

Céline Scheen, Soprano

Oscar Verhaar, Mezzo-soprano

Kamila Mazalová, Mezzo-soprano

Václav Čížek, Tenor

Alessio Tosi, Tenor

Lisandro Abadie, Baritone

Marián Krejčík, Bass

Václav Luks, Conductor

In Prague, a sparkling season opener from Collegium 1704

Frank Kuznik, 9th October

Václav Luks launches a celebration of his ensemble's 20th anniversary with a seductive secular treatment of sacred music.

*****

Collegium 1704 opens with a swan song

Frank Kuznik, 11th October

Václav Luks and his band of Baroque devotees offer a fresh take on late-period Mozart in Prague.

****1

Collegium 1704 give Zelenka a virtual return in Dresden

Frank Kuznik, 14th June

Collegium 1704 takes the Czech Baroque composer online, with impressive results.

****1

An inspirational opener at Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

In keeping with the festival's tradition of persevering through adversity, organizers turned a pandemic-imposed restriction to their advantage.

*****

Rediscovering a Vivaldi gem: Arsilda in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 12th November

Even without the costumes and choreography, Collegium 1704's presentation of Arsilda was enthralling.

*****

Sara Mingardo leads a strong cast in Hamburg Ulisse

Laura Servidei, 4th November

Willy Decker's production, presented in Zürich in 2014, is revived at the Hamburgische Staatsoper with most of the same cast

****1

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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.

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