Elīna Garanča and Czech conductor Jan Bubák in Vienna State Opera, exclusive interview

Before her last performance of Carmen at the Wiener Staatsoper world famous

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Jaroslav Vodňanský a conductor with an exceptionally long career has died at the age of 89

Jaroslav Vodňanský, the respected Czech conductor and founder of the South Bohemian

A Musical Advent Calendar? The National Theater Opera and the State Opera Launch Their New Online Project

The soloists, choruses, and orchestras of the two Prague-based opera ensembles are