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Smetana Festival Litomyšl 2026 Review: The Devil’s Wall

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(Photo: František Renzaj) The Devil’s Wall is a large granite outcrop that overlooks the Vltava River in southern Bohemia. Below its jagged rock faces, a boulder field flows down the steep-sided valley to the river. It is a magical and mysterious place which today is part of a national park. Unsurprisingly, it is also a place of myth and legend. {…}
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Philip Glass’s ‘The Trial’ to Make Czech Premiere

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Philip Glass’s “The Trial” is set to make its Czech premiere at the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre, Ostrava, Czech Republic. The work will be shown between Oct. 9 and 25 and will star Šárka Hrbáčková, Anna Nitrová, Vít Nosek, Vincenc Ignác Novotný, Raman Hasymau, Martin Javorský, Pavel Divín, and Jiří Hájek, among others. Bruno Ferrandis will conduct. The opera originally premiered on Oct. 1o, {…}
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National Moravian-Silesian Theatre Unveils 2025-26 Season

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The National Moravian-Silesian Theatre has unveiled its 2025-26 season. Premieres The season opens with Franz Liszt’s “Christus,” co-produced with the St. Wenceslas Music Festival. Marek Šedivý conducts a cast that includes Veronika Rovná, Lucie Hilsherová, Martin Srejma, Roman Hoza, and Martin Gurbal. Performance Dates: Sept. 18, 2025 Then comes Philip Glass’ “The Trial.” Jiří Nekvasil directs and Bruno Ferrandis conducts {…}
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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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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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Operalia Competition Announces 2026 Participants

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The Operalia Competition has announced the 2026 participants. The competition, which is presented by Rolex, will be hosted by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Shangyin Opera House. The participants chosen this year are: Ana Aivazian, soprano, Armenia Alikhan Beisekov, baritone, Kazakhstan Vladyslav Buialskyi, bass-baritone, Ukraine Roman Chabaranok, bass, Ukraine Tiffany Choe, soprano, USA Eleomar Cuello, baritone, Cuba Aksel {…}
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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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Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa 2021 -2022 Review: Il Turco In Italia

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(Credit: Teatro Carlo Felice) In 2021 the Teatro Carlo Felice Genova Foundation, under the artistic direction of Francesco Meli, launched its Accademia di Alto Perfezionamento, a course aimed at perfecting and consolidating the skills of young professional singers, with lessons in vocal technique, musical interpretation, and theatrical art, under the guidance of internationally renowned artists, which culminated in the opportunity {…}

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