Janáček Brno Festival 2024 Review: The Cunning Little Vixen

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(Photo: Marek Olbrzymek) During a walk in the forests outside Brno, Rudolf Těsnohlidek and his friends came across an abandoned baby that was left to freeze under a tree. The unmarried mother was eventually found and claimed she was hoping that the child would be discovered and given a better life. Unfortunately, such incidents were not uncommon in the early {…}

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Brno National Theater 2023-24 Review: Peter Grimes

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(Photo Brno: Marek Olbryzmek) Britten’s “Peter Grimes” is a director’s dream. Who is Grimes? It is certain he is a loner; an outsider and a social misfit open to fits of temper. Yet there is also a sensitive side to his nature that comes out intermittently throughout the opera, notably in his aria “Now the Great Bear and the Pleiades” {…}

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Brno National Theater 2023-24 Review: Salome

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(Photo: Marek Olbryzmek) Richard Strauss’ “Salome” is one of those operas that lives or dies through the performance of one singer. In this case, it is the soprano cast in the title role. If she cannot hold the audience’s attention, either because she is unable to bring the necessary energy and expressivity to her singing or because she does {…}

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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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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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Opera Vision 2017-18 Preview: National Theatre Prague Presents Martinu’s “Michelle’

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Opera Vision will start streaming “Michelle” from the National Theatre Prague starting on March 3, 2018. The work by Martinu will feature Alzbeta Polackova, Peter Berg, Ondrej Koplik, Petr Levicek, Yevhen Shokalo, and Michael Zajmi, among others. Jaroslav Kyzlink will conduct the National Theatre Prague Orchestra. The stream kicks off at 7 p.m. local time. That’s around 2 p.m. EDT {…}

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Janáček Brno Festival 2024 Review: The Cunning Little Vixen

Brno National Theater 2023-24 Review: Peter Grimes

Brno National Theater 2023-24 Review: Salome

National Theatre Brno 2023-24 Review: The Jacobin

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

Opera Vision 2017-18 Preview: National Theatre Prague Presents Martinu’s “Michelle’