Corinne Winters, Nicky Spence & Tomasz Konieczny Lead Janáček Brno Festival 2022 Season

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(Credit: Janáček Brno Festival) Janáček Brno Festival has announced its 2022 season. For the purpose of this article we will focus on the vocal works only. A double bill of “From the House of the Dead” and “Glagolitic Mass” spotlights Roman Hoza, Gianluca Zampieri, Tigran Hakobyan, Lukáš Bařák, Jan Šťáva, Kateřina Kněžíková, and Jarmila Balážová. Jakub Hrůša conducts a production {…}

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Q & A: Alžběta Poláčková On The Brno Janacek Festival, ‘Osud’ & Establishing A Successful Career In The Czech Republic

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The Brno Janacek Festival 2020 kicked off with a performance of one of Janacek’s lesser known works, his semi-autobiographical opera “Osud,” with the Czech soprano Alžběta Poláčková in the lead female role of Mila. It would be a fair description to refer to Poláčková as one of the stars of the Czech National Opera, and no surprise that it was {…}

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Festival Diary : Janacek Brno Festival 2020: Day 2

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I awoke this morning to some bad news: the production of “The Cunning Little Vixen” scheduled for Friday had been cancelled, the cast having succumbed to the virus. Livia Obručník Vénosová, the soprano cast as the Vixen, had painted a vivid picture of an original production, one which focused on the relationship between the characters and their emotions, and eschewed {…}

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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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Czech Republic Suspends Opera Performances in Brno & Prague Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

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The Czech Republic has suspended performances as a precaution against coronavirus. Following the Czech ministry of Health’s orders the Prague National Theatre and Brno National Theatre have issued statements suspending performances. In a statement by the National Theatre said, “Pursuant to the decree of the Czech government, as of Tuesday, 10 March 2020, the National Theatre has cancelled all its performances. {…}

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How to Watch ‘Ero the Joker’ From Croatian National Theatre on OperaVision

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Opera Vision will showcase Jakov Gotovac’s “Ero the Joker” live from the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb on Nov. 6, 2018. The opera has been a fixture in Croatia since its world premiere in 1935. This production will feature Valentina Fijačko Kobić, Stjepan Franetović, Dubravka Šeparović Mušović, Siniša Štork, Ljubomir Puškarić, Ana Zebić Kostel, and Neven Mrzlečki. Maestro Josip Šego {…}

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Q & A: Soprano Linda Ballová On Her Career Path, ‘Salome,’ & the Challenges for Slovak Singers in Europe

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(Photo: Tamara Cerna SofiG) Immediately after the curtain came down on Brno National Theater’s excellent production of Richard Strauss’ “Salome,” OperaWire nipped around to the stage door for an interview appointment with Slovakian soprano Linda Ballová, who had just produced a stunning performance in the titular role. It is unlikely that many opera-goers in Western countries will have heard the {…}

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Meet the Person Behind the Voice: Soprano Linda Ballová

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(Photo: Attila Nagy) Following Linda Ballová’s compelling performance in the title role of “Salome” at the Brno National Theatre, OperaWire thought it would be interesting to interview the Slovakian soprano. After which, we had a short chat to find out more about the person behind the voice. OperaWire: What was the first opera you saw? Linda Ballová: It was “Carmen” {…}

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Obituary: Czech Soprano Libuše Domanínská Dies at 96

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Czech soprano Libuše Domanínská died on Feb. 2, 2021, at the age of 96. Born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, on July 4, 1924, Domanínská and her family moved to from a Moravian region to Kosice in the Slovakian part. There she gave her first stage performance at the age of five and at the age of eight she became known and {…}

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Corinne Winters, Nicky Spence & Tomasz Konieczny Lead Janáček Brno Festival 2022 Season

Q & A: Alžběta Poláčková On The Brno Janacek Festival, ‘Osud’ & Establishing A Successful Career In The Czech Republic

Festival Diary : Janacek Brno Festival 2020: Day 2

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

Czech Republic Suspends Opera Performances in Brno & Prague Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

How to Watch ‘Ero the Joker’ From Croatian National Theatre on OperaVision

Q & A: Soprano Linda Ballová On Her Career Path, ‘Salome,’ & the Challenges for Slovak Singers in Europe

Meet the Person Behind the Voice: Soprano Linda Ballová

Obituary: Czech Soprano Libuše Domanínská Dies at 96