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June Opera Plus Digest!

June 28, 2020 Editors' Room 0

On this last Sunday of the month, we would like to present our English-speaking readers with a concise run-down of the main news from the […]

New Concert Master of the Czech Philharmonic

June 21, 2020 Editors' Room 0

In September, the current concert master of the Prague Philharmonia (PKF), Jan Fišer, will take his place next to Jan Mráček and Jiří Vodička as […]

Czech Composer, Poet, and Improviser Markéta Procházková-Lutková Passes Away Too Soon

June 21, 2020 Editors' Room 0

It’s not easy to find information online about the multifaceted and eccentric artist Markéta Procházková-Lutková but those who knew her, especially her students, agree that […]

Do Czechs Support Freelance Musicians During a Pandemic?: The Case of Radek Baborák’s Fundraiser

June 14, 2020 Editors’ room 0

Musicians based in the Czech Republic who hold permanent positions with state-subsidized theaters and orchestras collected their full paychecks throughout the pandemic lockdown. But what […]

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

June 7, 2020 Editors' Room 4

This year, Supraphon released a long-lost recording from a performance of Smetana’s Libuše, an opera which tells the mythical story of a Bohemian clairvoyant queen, […]

One of the Most Unique Venues for Live Opera and Ballet Caught in the Crossfire of Two Cities

May 30, 2020 Editors' Room 0

The open-air revolving auditorium in South Bohemia is arguably the most unusual place to enjoy opera and ballet. The colosseum-like structure, which turns to reveal […]

Interviews Plus: Anja Silja – the Most Modern Wagner Voice

May 24, 2020 Jan Bubák 0

Soprano Anja Silja is a living legend of world opera, often called “the second Callas.” Few singers have sung such a large range of roles. […]

Why? The Zippered Facemask for Wind Players on Stage and in the Classroom

May 17, 2020 Jakub Kydlíček & Julie Braná 3

Recently, the zippered facemask, which supposedly protect wind players and their surroundings from infection by the coronavirus, has generated considerable attention. Do these face masks […]

Violinist Josef Špaček: Concert Master, Soloist, Dramaturge, Pedagogue and Father

January 31, 2020 Kateřina Pincová 0

Josef Špaček jr., concert master of the Czech Philharmonic: no need for further introduction. This young, charming violinist has, in his not-quite-decade-long career, earned admiration […]

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