Collegium 1704 give Zelenka a virtual return in Dresden

By Frank Kuznik, 15 June 2021

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“Luks encourages his musicians and singers to perform with enthusiasm and individual flair”

Reviewed at Annenkirche, Dresden on 14 June 2021

Zelenka, Missa Omnium sanctorum

Collegium Vocale 1704

Collegium 1704

Václav Luks, Conductor

Helena Hozová, Soprano

Aneta Petrasová, Mezzo-soprano

Ondřej Holub, Tenor

Tomas Selc, Bass

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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.