Jiří Slavík: Moldau on Moldau (world premiere)

19 September 2020, Floating Stage on the Moldau, Slavonic Island, Prague Strings of Autumn Jiří Slavík: Moldau on Moldau (after B. Smetana) – world premiere Daniel Hope – violin, Epoque Orchestra

Leipzig: The Bartered Bride

15 June 2019, Oper Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride (premiere) Directed by: Christian von Götz, music director: Christoph Gedschold Cast: Magdalena Hinterdobler / Olena Tokar (Marie), Patrick Vogel (Hans), Sebastian Pilgrim (Kezal), Sven Hjörleifsson / Dan Karlström (Wenzel) and others Following performances: 23 and 30 Jun, 25 Aug, 1 and 28 Sep, 6 Oct and … Read more

British staged premiere of Smetana’s ‘Libuše’

18 March 2019, Bloomsbury Theatre, London Bedřich Smetana: Libuše (British staged premiere) Directed by: Cecilia Stinton, music director: Charles Peebles Cast: Kirstin Sharpin (Libuše), Robert Davies (Přemysl), John Mackenzie (Lutobor), Eve Daniell (Krasava) and members of the student opera company University College Opera Language: Czech Following performancesí: 20, 22 and 23 Mar 2019

Dresden: The Bartered Bride

8 March2019, Semperoper Dresden, Dresden, Germany Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride (premiere) Directed by: Mariame Clément, music director: Tomáš Netopil Cast: Hrachuhí Bassénz (Marie), Pavol Breslik / Richard Samek (Hans), Tijl Faveyts / Martin Winkler (Kezal), Benjamin Bruns (Wentel) and others Language: German Following performances: 13, 16, 22 and 25 Mar, 25 and 28 Apr, 2 May 2019

Ljubljana: The Bartered Bride

24 January 2019, SNG Opera in Balet Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride (premiere of a new production in co-production with the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre as part of the Smetana Opera Cycle Ostrava 2024) Directed by: Jiří Nekvasil, music director: David Švec Cast: Mojca Bitenc / Urška Breznik / Zala Hodnik (Mařenka), Branko Robinšak / Matej … Read more

Munich: The Bartered Bride

22 December 2018, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, Germany Bedřich Smetana: The Bartered Bride (premiere) Directed by: David Bösch, music director: Tomáš Hanus Cast: Selene Zanetti (Marie), Pavol Breslik (Hans), Günther Groissböck (Kezal), Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Wenzel) and others Language: German Following performances: 25, 29 and 31 Dec 2018, 3 and 6 Jan 2019

Brno Contemporary Orchestra: ‘My Country’ as imagined by contemporary composers

5 November 2018, Convent of Merciful Brothers, Brno Bedřich Smetana’s My Country arranged by contemporary composers Vyšehrad: Petr Kofroň The Moldau: Marek Piaček Šárka: Miloš Štědroň From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields: Pavel Zemek-Novák Tábor: Miroslav Tóth Blaník: Daniel Forró Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr

Augsburg: Dalibor

14 October 2018, Staatstheater Augsburg, martini-Park, Augsburg, Germany Bedřich Smetana: Dalibor (premiere) Directed by: Roland Schwab, music director: Domonkos Héja Cast: Alejandro Marco-Buhrmester (Vladislav), Scott MacAllister (Dalibor), Wiard Witholt (Budivoj), Stanislav Sergeev (Beneš), Roman Poboinyi (Vítek), Sally du Randt (Milada), Jihyun Cecilia Lee (Jitka) and others Language: German Following performances: 21 and 23 Oct, 1 and 18 Nov, … Read more