Opera

Munich: The Cunning Little Vixen

30 January 2022, 7pm, Nationaltheater, Munich, Germany Bayerische Staatsoper Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Barrie Kosky, music director: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Cast: Elena Tsallagova (Vixen), Angela Brower (Fox), Wolfgang Koch (Forester), Lindsay Ammann (Forester’s Wife, Owl), Jonas Hacker (Rechtor, Komár), Martin Snell (Schoolmaster, Mosquito), Milan Siljanov (Harašta), Caspar Singh (Pásek), … Read more

Lukáš Sommer: Baby-opera (world premiere)

4 December 2021, 2pm, Na Půdě, South Bohemian Theatre, České Budějovice Lukáš Sommer: Baby-opera. Opera for the youngest spectators (world premiere) Directed by: Jiří Ondra, music director: Martin Peschík Cast: Kateřina Falcníková, Kateřina Špilauer Hájovská, Zuzana Benešová, Zuzana Peschíková, Vladimíra Janovská, Michaela Korychová, Jakub Hliněnský, Peter Malý, members of The Little Theatre ensemble, Opera Orchestra … Read more

Leoš Janáček: Katja Kabanova (premiere)

27 November 2021, 7pm, Komische Oper Berlin, Berlin, Germany Leoš Janáček: Katja Kabanova (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Jetske Mijnssen, music director: Giedrė Šlekytė Cast: Annette Dasch (Katja), Doris Lamprecht (Kabanicha), Jens Larsen (Dikoj), Magnus Vigilius (Boris), Stephan Rügamer (Tichon), Karolina Gumos (Varvara) and others Language: Czech Following performances: 5, 8, 22 and 25 … Read more

Umeå, Sweden. Miloš Vacek: The Emperor’s New Clothes

20 November 2021, 6pm, NorrlandsOperan, Umeå, Sweden Miloš Vacek: The Emperor’s New Clothes (1962, Swedish premiere) Directed by: Natalie Ringler, music direction: Ville Matvejeff, Ruut Kiiski Cast: Peter Kajlinger, Linnea Törnquist, Susanna Levonen, Elsa Ridderstedt, Tapani Plathan and others Language: Swedish wisth Swedish subtitles Following performances: 27 and 28 Nov, 2, 28, 29 and 30 dEc 2021, … Read more

TiAmo (opera about women in various life situations): pre-premiere

19 October 2021, 7pm, Palacký University Art Centre – chapel, Olomouc MusicOlomouc Ivo Medek, Sára Medková, Vít Zouhar: TiAmo (opera about women in various life situations) – pre-premiere Directed by: Rocc ISHA trio (Hana Hána – flute, Lucie Rozsnyó – voice, Sára Medková – piano), Ivo Medek – percussion, Vít Zouhar – electronics, Lukáš Medek … Read more

Ulm: Káťa Kabanová

30 September 2021, 7:30, Großes Haus, Theater Ulm, Ulm, Germany Leoš Janáček: Káťa Kabanová (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Angela Denoke, music direction: Levente Török Cast: Maria Rosendorfsky (Káťa), I Chiao Shih (Kabanicha), Vladislav Solodyagin (Dikoj), Markus Francke (Boris), Girard Rhoden (Tichon), Eleonora Filipponi (Varvara) and others Language: Czech Following performances: 3, 7, 16, 22 … Read more

Miroslav Srnka: Singularity (world premiere)

5 June 2021, 7pm, Cuvilliés-Theater, Munich Bayerische Staatsoper Miroslav Srnka: Singularity. A Space Opera for Young Voices (world premiere) Libretto: Tom Holloway Directed by: Nicolas Brieger, music director: Patrick Hahn Cast: Eliza Boom, Juliana Zara, Daria Proszek, Yajie Zhang, George Virban, Andres Agudelo, Andrew Hamilton, Theodore Platt & Klangforum Wien Language: English with English and … Read more

Glyndebourne: Káťa Kabanová

20 May 2021, 4:50pm, Glyndebourne, UK Glyndebourne Festival Opera Leoš Janáček: Káťa Kabanová (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Damiano Michieletto, music director: Robin Ticciati Cast: Kateřina Kněžíková (Káťa), Katarina Dalayman (Kabanicha), David Butt Philip (Boris), Nicky Spence (Tichon), Alexander Vassiliev (Dikoj), Aigul Akhmetshina (Varvara) and others London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus Following performances: … Read more

Miroslav Srnka’s opera “Jakub Flügelbunt” at the Acht Brücken festival

9 May 2021, 11:00am, online at philharmonie.tv and in the festival’s mediathek Acht Brücken Miroslav Srnka: Jakub Flügelbunt… und Magdalena Rotenband oder: Wie tief ein Vogel singen kann. Comics for three singers and ensemble (2011) – new production by Stadttheater Aachen Libretto: Miroslav Srnka on a motiv by Maria Procházková Stage director: Clara Hinterberger, music director: Christopher … Read more

.finitika + A Window. Opera debuts by Patrik Kako and Petr Hora

16 December 2020, 8pm, online stream from theatre Alfred ve dvoře, Prague https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U69tPnO8A4&feature=youtu.be Patrik Kako: .finitika (world premiere) Petr Hora: A Window (world premiere) Director of.finitika: Kateřina Dudová Ensemble Terrible, Barbora Jirásková, Annabelle Plum – voice