A Solemn Happening Commemorating Canceled Performances Across the Czech Republic

Tomorrow (Monday, October 12th, 2020) lights will appear all over the Czech

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Sergio Méndez Romero: Message comes first, aesthetics will follow The 125th Anniversary Season of the Czech Philharmonic Interviews Plus: Anja Silja – the Most Modern Wagner VoiceCulture A Solemn Happening Commemorating Canceled Performances Across the Czech Republic Noah Gelber: Working for William Forsythe is a dream come true “My Dear Czech Nation Shall Not Perish:” Lost Recording of a Czech Opera In the Throes of World War IIMust Read Evgeny Kissin exclusive interview: “I’ve had a plan through 2050” Should the New Prague Concert Hall be Digital?: Two Points of View How the Thalia Awards are created: a polemic with Filip Stanek Interview: Plácido Domingo: “I always admired Peter Dvorský. He was one of the greatest tenors.”Celebrity Who’s Afraid of Live Events? Czech Attitudes in the Time of Corona Ukrainian parliament votes to ban Russian music Viola-da-Gamba Player and Historical String Instrument Collector José Vasquez Dies of CovidFashion Prague National Theatre mourns the death of legendary Lenka Šmídová The Festival Must Go On: Prague Spring Festival To Welcome Live Audiences Centenary of the legendary Czech composer Ilja Hurník: “Musical idea was a priority for him”, says his son LukášLatest Videos Starting the Year Off Right: OperaPlus Launches Job Directory Light and Movement in Prague’s Medieval Underground For Small Audiences Lenka Hlávková, director of the Institute of Musicology, was the victim of yesterday’s shootingLatest 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

Noah Gelber: Working for William Forsythe is a dream come true

In October Czech National Ballet premiered The Second Detail by choreographer William

“My Dear Czech Nation Shall Not Perish:” Lost Recording of a Czech Opera In the Throes of World War II

This year, Supraphon released a long-lost recording from a performance of Smetana’s