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Miraculous Makropulos Case debuts in Asia at the Hong Kong Arts Festival

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“they could have straight come out of Hollywood central casting”
Reviewed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Grand Theatre, Hong Kong on 25 February 2017
Janáček, The Makropulos Case (Věc Makropulos)
Janáček Opera NTB
Marko Ivanović, Conductor
David Radok, Director
Ondřej Nekvasil, Set Designer
Zuzana Jezková, Costume Designer
Annalena Persson, Emilia Marty / Elina Makropoulos
Aleš Briscein, Albert Gregor
František Ďuriač, Dr Kolenatý
Petr Levíček, Vítek
Eva Štěrbová, Kristina
Svatopluk Sem, Baron Jaroslav Prus
Petr Račko, Janek
Josef Škrobánek, Count Hauk-Šendorf
Jana Hrochová, Chambermaid
Jiří Klecker, A Stage Technician
Jitka Zerhauová, A Cleaning Woman
Janáček Opera NTB Orchestra
Janáček Opera NTB Chorus
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