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News, Season Announcement

New Opera Days Ostrava Announces 2026 Season

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The New Opera Days Ostrava has announced its  eighth biennial international festival. The festival will present seven productions during the final week of June. Six of them will receive their world premieres in Ostrava, while the seventh had its recent premiere in Montreal. The festival opens at the Antonín Dvořák Theatre with the world premieres of two chamber operas. “No. {…}

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New Opera Days Ostrava Announces 2024 Season

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The New Opera Days Ostrava has announced its 2024 season featuring seven original productions, five world premieres, and two Czech premieres. Pascal Dusapin’s “Passion” will be conducted by Walter Kobera and directed by Ursula Horner. It will star Melis Demiray, and Wolfgang Resch. Performance Date: June 26, 2024 František Chaloupka’s fourth opera “The Sell-Out” will feature baritone Felix Heuser, soprano Markéta {…}

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New Opera Days Ostrava Festival’s 2018 Festival To Feature Major World Premiere of Alois Hába Opera

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The New Opera Days Ostrava Festival (NODO), in its fourth installment, is set to showcase a wide range of rare operas, including the world premiere of Alois Hába’s “Thy Kingdom Come” and two other chamber operas. The festival kicks off on June 24 and runs through 28. Here is rundown of what’s in store for prospective audiences. “Thy Kingdom Come” {…}

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Elsa Dreisig, Benjamin Bernheim, Aleksandra Kurzak, Jonathan Tetelman, Ludovic Tézier Among Major Nominees for 2024 International Opera Awards

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The International Opera Awards has revealed its 2024 awards. The awards ceremony is set to place at the Bayerische Staatsoper on Oct. 2, 2024.BBC Radio 3’s Petroc Trelawny will again host the awards ceremony. There will also be performances featuring opera stars and singers from the Bayerische Staatsoper Young Artists programme. Here is a rundown of all the categories: CONDUCTOR – Thomas {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Bohemian National Hall 2018 – Master-Pieces: Petr Kotik Opera Is An Intense & Thought-Provoking Experience

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Throughout his career, Petr Kotik has explored musical boundaries as a performer and composer.  He studied flute at the Conservatory and Music Academy in Prague, and composition at the Music Academy in Vienna.  In the 1970’s, Kotik performed experimental music and established himself as a musician full of new ideas.  And now, in 2018, Kotik has redefined his path to {…}