The National Theatre Prague has announced its 2021-22 season. Ewa Plonka, Michal Lehotský, Veronika Hajnová, Miguelangelo Cavalcanti star in “Aida.” Maurizio Barbacini and Richard Hein conducts. Performance Dates: TBD Grischa Asagaroff will direct “Carmen,” conducted by Petr Poelka. Nana Dzidziguri and Ester Pavlů headline in the title role. Luis Gomes and Michal Lehotsky star as Don José. Performance Dates: TBD {…}
(Credit: Iko Freese/drama-berlin.de) Komische Oper Berlin has announced that it will stream a production of Korngold’s “Die Tote Stadt.” The opera will star soprano Sara Jakubiak, tenor Aleš Briscein, and baritone Günter Papendell. The cast also includes Maria Fiselier, Georgina Melville, Adrian Strooper, and Ivan Turšić. Ainārs Rubiķis conducts the production by Robert Carsen, which was filmed on Sept. 30, {…}
Becca Conviser, founder and director of the innovative young artist program Opernfest Prague (OFP), is a remarkable young industry influencer. In four short years Conviser has built up a program like no other. At the end of an intense week of instruction and coaching, OFP Fellows perform house auditions, backed by a full orchestra, in front of theater chiefs from {…}
OperaVision will showcase “Sternenhoch” live from the National Theatre Prague on Sept. 27, 2019 at 7 p.m. local time. The production will feature Sergey Kostov in the title role, Vanda Šípová as Helga, Luděk Vele as Helga’s father, Jiří Hájek as Helga’s lover, and Tereza Marečková as Kuhmist. Petr Kofroň conducts a production directed by Michal Dočekal. The stream kicks {…}
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 {…}