The Prague Summer Nights has announced its 2026 season. The season will include two staged opera performances of Mozart’s Don Giovanni” and two staged opera performances of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.” The season will also include two staged opera performances of Puccini’s “Suor Angelica” and three orchestral performances as well as a chamber music program & performance. There will also be {…}
Marin Alsop will be honored as the distinguished guest conductor for Prague Summer Night’s 10th anniversary in 2025. Per an official press release, the world-renowned conductor will participate in the PSN Apprentice Conducting Program, leading the orchestra in performances of Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 at Burgher’s Hall in Plzen. Prague Summer Nights will take place at The Festsaal (Haus der {…}
The 2025 Prague Summer Nights has announced the venues for the 10th anniversary. This milestone festival will be shown in the Czech Republic and in Vienna, Austria. The festival will take place at The Festsaal (Haus der Industrie) in Austria, Smetana Hall in Prague, Střelnice in Tábor, Oskar Nedbal Theater in Tábor, Burgher’s Hall in Plzen, and Suk Hall (Rudolfinum) {…}
The Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Music Festival has announced its 2025 season. Participants will prepare productions of “Die Zauberflöte” and “Le Nozze di Figaro” over four weeks in Tábor, Prague, and then Vienna. Program Dates: June 16 – July 14, 2025 Then comes “Suor Angelica” as part of Prague Summer Nights Presto, a 10-day festival in Prague. The opera {…}
Neeta Helms has been awarded the J. Reilly Lewis Award for Outstanding Contributions to Choral Music. Helms’ innovation and unwavering commitment to fostering global collaborations for classical music ensembles made her the perfect candidate for the J. Reilly Lewis Award. Throughout her career, Helms has been a trailblazer for both choral and classical music. She is the founder of Prague {…}
Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival has renewed the contract of Artistic Director John Nardolillo and appointed Derek Maseloff as Festival Director. Following a highly successful 2023 season with 14 performances in four Czech cities, the festival, produced by Classical Movements and CEO Neeta Helms, continues to cultivate emerging talent in the international opera and orchestral scene. The 2024 {…}
The Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Music Festival is set to perform Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” in the Washington D.C. area starting on June 2, 2022. Led by Artistic Director John Nardolillo, the presentations will be produced by Classical Movements. Audiences will hear members of the Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Music Program and the Washington National Opera Cafritz {…}
Classical Movements’ Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival has announced it will move forward with a live and in-person festival this summer. The festival will take place from July 5 to August 2, 2021, and will adhere to COVID-19 protocols. Nearly 100 singers, instrumentalists, conductors, stage directors, rehearsal pianists, and arts administrators from more than 20 countries will be {…}
This review is for the performance on July 14, 2018. Following a highly evocative night with “The Magic Flute” at the Estates Theatre, the Prague Summer Nights Festival put on the first of its two performances of “The Marriage of Figaro.” Whereas the work of the previous night illuminated the artists through its minimalist staging, Saturday’s performance saw the cast {…}
This review is for the performance on July 13, 2018. At the Prague Summer Nights Festival, a festival featuring young artists, the first few weeks saw a number of splendid concerts, workshops, and competitions all hosted in a city famous for its musical history. As the festival readied to draw to a close, it would do so by staging some {…}
What do you do after you’ve taught, formed a young artist program and had a legendary career as a singer and conductor? The answer? Direct opera. That is exactly what famed baritone Sherrill Milnes has embarked on alongside his wife, Maria Zouves. In collaboration with the Prague Summer Nights, presented by Classical Movements, the duo has already directed two Mozart {…}