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

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Interviews Plus: Anja Silja – the Most Modern Wagner Voice New Concert Master of the Czech Philharmonic Opera PLUS Retro (1): Gabriela Horvátová – Janáček’s Anti-Heroine Digitalized For The First Time (AUDIO)Culture A Musical Advent Calendar? The National Theater Opera and the State Opera Launch Their New Online Project Renowned opera conductor František Babický died suddenly this afternoon Viola-da-Gamba Player and Historical String Instrument Collector José Vasquez Dies of CovidMust Read Composers Are Originals – Tomáš Netopil Breaks the Conductor vs. Composer Myth DANCETOPIA 2025: A space for care, relationality, and artistic regeneration Main news of the season: Jakub Hrůša takes over the baton of the Czech Philharmonic A Musical Advent Calendar? The National Theater Opera and the State Opera Launch Their New Online ProjectCelebrity Arkadij Volodos at the Firkušný Festival: A Master of Miniature, Mood, and Character Should the New Prague Concert Hall be Digital?: Two Points of View Exclusive Interview: Krzysztof Penderecki and Conductor Jan BubákFashion The 57th Annual Golden Prague Award for Films Dedicated to Music and Dance The 125th Anniversary Season of the Czech Philharmonic Artists Shaken by Sudden Lockdown in the Moravian-Silesian RegionLatest Videos Prague City Council tries to block Anna Netrebko’s concert Maria Baranova: The dialogue between you, your partner and the public is most important Douglas Rosenberg: I think about art as a continuumLatest 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

Renowned opera conductor František Babický died suddenly this afternoon

The respected Czech conductor, František Babický, died unexpectedly this afternoon of organ

Viola-da-Gamba Player and Historical String Instrument Collector José Vasquez Dies of Covid

José Vasquez died of complications from the novel coronavirus on March 4th,