(Photo credit: Martina Root) The young artists program, Openfest Prague has announced its seventh season. The program is run by soprano Becca Conviser, who is a principal soloist in Prague. She has teamed up with some of Czechia’s most prominent artistic leaders as collaborators, including Jaroslav Kyzlink, Martin Otava, Zdeněk Klauda, and Jiří Štrunc. The international roster of voice fellows {…}
(Photo: Henrich Mišovič) Most opera goers are familiar with Smetana’s “The Bartered Bride.” Yet, if asked to name one of his seven other operas, many would struggle to come up with an answer, which is not too surprising given how infrequently they are staged in theaters outside of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This in itself gives rise to the {…}
(Photo: Festival Janacek Brno) Human beings need love and friendship to flourish and to pursue normal, balanced lives. Remove this support and replace it with abuse, neglect and contempt, and a person will become unable to function successfully. They will become maladjusted, unable to relate to others with ease and confidence, and suffer increasing periods of loneliness and isolation. Desperate {…}
