Cecilia Bartoli – “The quality of our lives is defined and shaped by our culture”

In just a few days, Prague will host an extraordinary artist and

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Centenary of the legendary Czech composer Ilja Hurník: “Musical idea was a priority for him”, says his son Lukáš Interviews Plus: Anja Silja – the Most Modern Wagner Voice Douglas Rosenberg: I think about art as a continuumCulture Cecilia Bartoli – “The quality of our lives is defined and shaped by our culture” National Theater Production: The Little Mermaid Prague City Council tries to block Anna Netrebko’s concertMust Read Interview Plus: Gil Shaham – the violinist who keeps changing Main news of the season: Jakub Hrůša takes over the baton of the Czech Philharmonic Czech Television Shooting Biopic of Composer Bohuslav Martinů Plácido Domingo Proves in Prague That Age Is Just a NumberCelebrity The 57th Annual Golden Prague Award for Films Dedicated to Music and Dance DANCETOPIA 2025: A space for care, relationality, and artistic regeneration Interview with Adi Halfin: You Have to Find Creative SolutionsFashion Opera PLUS Retro (3): 70 Years Since the Death of Coloratura star Míla Kočová Evgeny Kissin in exceptional form. An interpretation that wounds, overwhelms, and transcends music itself National Theater Production: The Little MermaidLatest Videos Ardašev’s Interpretation of Kabeláč Proved More Striking Than Beethoven Violinist Josef Špaček: Concert Master, Soloist, Dramaturge, Pedagogue and Father Main news of the season: Jakub Hrůša takes over the baton of the Czech PhilharmonicLatest Stories Ardašev’s Interpretation of Kabeláč Proved More Striking Than Beethoven Arkadij Volodos at the Firkušný Festival: A Master of Miniature, Mood, and Character “I see myself as just an interpreter; the true artist is the composer,” says Mahan Esfahani Plácido Domingo Proves in Prague That Age Is Just a Number I’m closing the circle – as an American, I’ll be presenting Korngold in his native Moravia, says Joshua Brown Maria Baranova: The dialogue between you, your partner and the public is most important Evgeny Kissin exclusive interview: “I’ve had a plan through 2050” Dvořák’s music resonates deeply within me – its lyrical warmth and folkloric roots feel like home, says Chinese cellist Yibai ChenFollow US

National Theater Production: The Little Mermaid

Far away, at the very bottom of the ocean, which no anchor

Prague City Council tries to block Anna Netrebko’s concert

On 16 October 2023, the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House in