Prague Summer Nights Festival Renews John Nardolillo as Artistic Director & Appoints Derek Maseloff as Festival Director

Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival has renewed the contract of Artistic Director John Nardolillo and appointed Derek Maseloff as Festival Director. Following a highly successful 2023 season with 14 performances in four Czech cities, the festival, produced by Classical Movements and CEO Neeta Helms, continues to cultivate emerging talent in the international opera and orchestral scene. The 2024 {…}

May 31, 2022

Prague Summer Nights to Present ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ in Washington D.C. Area

The Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Music Festival is set to perform Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” in the Washington D.C. area starting on June 2, 2022. Led by Artistic Director John Nardolillo, the presentations will be produced by Classical Movements. Audiences will hear members of the Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Music Program and the Washington National Opera Cafritz {…}

Feb 27, 2021

Prague Summer Nights’ 2021 Festival To Be Held in Person

Classical Movements’ Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival has announced it will move forward with a live and in-person festival this summer. The festival will take place from July 5 to August 2, 2021, and will adhere to COVID-19 protocols. Nearly 100 singers, instrumentalists, conductors, stage directors, rehearsal pianists, and arts administrators from more than 20 countries will be {…}

Aug 7, 2018

Prague Summer Nights Festival 2018 Review – The Marriage of Figaro

This review is for the performance on July 14, 2018. Following a highly evocative night with “The Magic Flute” at the Estates Theatre, the Prague Summer Nights Festival put on the first of its two performances of “The Marriage of Figaro.” Whereas the work of the previous night illuminated the artists through its minimalist staging, Saturday’s performance saw the cast {…}

Aug 6, 2018

Prague Summer Nights Festival 2018 Review: The Magic Flute

This review is for the performance on July 13, 2018. At the Prague Summer Nights Festival, a festival featuring young artists, the first few weeks saw a number of splendid concerts, workshops, and competitions all hosted in a city famous for its musical history. As the festival readied to draw to a close, it would do so by staging some {…}

Jul 12, 2017

A Passionate Duo – Sherrill Milnes & Maria Zouves On Training The Next Generation & Directing Opera Together

What do you do after you’ve taught, formed a young artist program and had a legendary career as a singer and conductor? The answer? Direct opera. That is exactly what famed baritone Sherrill Milnes has embarked on alongside his wife, Maria Zouves. In collaboration with the Prague Summer Nights, presented by Classical Movements, the duo has already directed two Mozart {…}

Jul 7, 2017

Q&A: Kristine Overman On Singing The Countess in ‘Le Nozze Di Figaro’ And Returning To Prague Summer Nights

The Prague Summer Nights Festival, presented by Classical Movements, continues this weekend in Salzburg. One of the artists performing this week includes Kristine Overman, a 21-year-old soprano who is currently studying at the University of Michigan and who is singing her second major opera role. Having performed with the Michigan Opera Theater as a young child, Overman has always been {…}

Jul 6, 2017

Q&A: Anna Kozlakiewicz On Fulfilling A Dream In Salzburg & Pamina’s Challenges

The Prague Summer Nights festival, presented by Classical Movements, continues this week in Salzburg where young artists will have the chance to perform at the legendary Mozarteum. Among the young artists is Anna Kozlakiewicz, a lyric soprano who studied voice at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and Art History at the UKSW Warszawa. She is currently studying at Indiana University, {…}

Jul 5, 2017

Q&A: Dominic Veilleux On Papageno, Mozart And Singing In Prague

The Prague Summer Nights Festival, presented by Classical Movements, is a program with a mission to develop the next generation of opera singers and allow young artists to perform in historic venues and find a platform to begin their careers. Baritone Dominic Veilleux is new to the program this year. The baritone, who is portraying Papageno in Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte,” {…}

Jul 4, 2017

Prague Summer Nights 2017 Review – Le Nozze Di Figaro: A Solid Cast Makes For An Enjoyable Evening Of Mozart

Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” is considered a masterpiece on all levels, musically and dramatically. But it is also an opera that is incredibly complicated to stage. A production needs great singing actors who meet the demands that Mozart and da Ponte required. Luckily, the Prague Summer Nights lined up a cast that was very well directed by Maria Zouves {…}

Jul 4, 2017

Prague Summer Nights Festival 2017: From Tabor To Prague To Salzburg

The Prague Summer Nights is a program presented by Classical Movements that was founded as a way to develop young artists from all over in one of the musical centers on the planet – Prague. The program now in its third year has expanded and this year has been quite the ride for all the artists involved, spanning three locations and {…}