Martin Glaser Appointed President of Opera Europa

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(Credit: credit: Národní divadlo Brno, via. Facebook) Martin Glaser has been elected the president of Opera Europa. Glaser is the general director of Brno’s National Theatre and was appointed the New General Director of Prague National Theatre starting in 2028. Glaser has extensive experience in theatre direction and management, having led National Theatre Brno since 2013 and two major international {…}

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Q & A: Martin Glaser on His Directing Style & His Production of ‘The Jacobin’ in Brno

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Performances of Antonín Dvořák’s opera “The Jacobin” are certainly rare events, particularly outside the Czech Republic. Whether or not its neglect can be deemed deserved, however, is less certain. Its recent production by the Brno National Theatre, directed by Martin Glaser, would suggest that it has, indeed, been treated unfairly. Sure, it is full of folk melodies, dancing peasants, stock {…}

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Asmik Grigorian, Freddie De Tommaso, Elsa Dreisig, & Attilio Glaser Lead Theater an Der Wien’s 2024-25 Season

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The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2024-25 season. Monteverdi’s “Combattimenti” will star Ferran Albrich, Johanna Rosa Falkinger, Luciana Mancini, Ambra Biaggi, and Ilyà Dovnar. David Bergmüller conducts the production by Olivier Fredj. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Oct. 18, 2024 David Bates conducts Mozart’s “Idomeneo” in a new production by Stefan Herheim. The cast includes Attilio Glaser, Emily Sierra, Jeanine De Bique, Elena Tsallagova, Ya-Chung Huang, and Levente {…}

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Prague National Theatre Announces New Leadership

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Martin Glaser has been appointed to the position of general director of the Prague National Theatre. Currently, Glaser serves as the general director of Brno’s National Theatre (NdB). He will take the lead in Prague in Aug. 2028, succeeding Jan Burian. Collaborators joining Glaser in Prague are Jiri Herman as the head of the opera ensemble and Mario Radacovsky, who {…}

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National Theatre Brno 2023-24 Review: The Jacobin

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Photo: Patrik Borecky “Rusalka,” alone among Dvořák’s operas, has managed to establish itself across the opera world, while his other ten have largely been ignored outside his Czech homeland. One or two have managed to keep a small toehold on the international stage, but only just. It is a strange state of affairs, especially in the case of “The Jacobin.” {…}

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Opera Europa Elects New President

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Opera Europa has selected a new president. The association announced that Teatro Real’s General Director Ignacio García-Belenguer will be the new President of Opera Europa, the association that brings together more than 200 lyric theaters and festivals in Europe, China, New Zealand, India and Israel, among others. The association also selected Martin Glaser, General Director of Narodni divadlo Brno, as {…}

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Brno Janacek Festival 2020 Review: Jenůfa

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(Photo: Marek Olbrzymek) Superficially “Jenůfa” is a tale of village life, full of folk traditions and colorful costumes, of a close intimate community in which all participate in each other’s daily lives and activities. Sure bad things happen, as they do everywhere, people fall out, they fight and argue and occasionally even murder, but the underlying harmony and all round {…}

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Pavol Breslik & Karita Mattila Highlight Janáček Brno Festival’s 2020 Season

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The Janáček Brno Festival has announced its 2020 edition and confirmed it will begin as planned. For the purposes of this article, we have only focused on the vocal performances. Robert Carsen directs Leoš Janáček’s “Destiny” with a cast that includes Alžběta Poláčková and Szilvia Rálik. Marko Ivanović conducts the opening night opera. “Destiny,” created especially for the Janáček Opera, {…}

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How To Live Stream National Theatre Brno’s ‘Jenůfa’ On OperaVision

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OperaVision will showcase Janáček’s “Jenůfa” live from the National Theatre Brno on Oct. 2, 2019. The production will feature Jitka Zerhauová, Jaroslav Březina, Tomáš Juhás, Szilvia Rálik, Pavla Vykopalová, Ivan Kusnjer, Ladislav Mlejnek, Jarmila Balážová, Eva Štěrbová, Stanislava Jirků, Lenka Schallenberger, Martina Mádlová, and Ivona Špičková. Marko Ivanović will conduct the production directed by Martin Glaser. The stream kicks off {…}

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Martin Glaser Appointed President of Opera Europa

Q & A: Martin Glaser on His Directing Style & His Production of ‘The Jacobin’ in Brno

Asmik Grigorian, Freddie De Tommaso, Elsa Dreisig, & Attilio Glaser Lead Theater an Der Wien’s 2024-25 Season

Prague National Theatre Announces New Leadership

National Theatre Brno 2023-24 Review: The Jacobin

Opera Europa Elects New President

Brno Janacek Festival 2020 Review: Jenůfa

Pavol Breslik & Karita Mattila Highlight Janáček Brno Festival’s 2020 Season

How To Live Stream National Theatre Brno’s ‘Jenůfa’ On OperaVision