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Start Your Year With Czech Music!

December 30, 2020 Editors' Room 0

Don’t miss these streamed concerts of Czech music on January 1st! But which to choose… The New Years Concert of the Czech Philharmonic, conducted by […]

Starting the Year Off Right: OperaPlus Launches Job Directory

December 30, 2020 en 0

As part of its efforts to be a positive force on the Czech performing arts scene, OperaPlus launched a job directory for musicians, dancers, and […]

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

November 29, 2020 Editors' Room 0

The soloists, choruses, and orchestras of the two Prague-based opera ensembles are collaborating to create an advent calendar made of short clips filmed in all […]

Will Soňa Červená’s Fund Support Young Artists as Eclectic as the Singer Herself?

September 13, 2020 opluscloud 0

In the Czech Republic, Soňa Červená is a rediscovered legend. The mezzo-soprano emigrated from Czechoslovakia in 1962, under dramatic circumstances and, while abroad, sang in […]

What Does a Covid-19 Outbreak at a Major Theater Look Like in Practice?

September 6, 2020 Editors' Room 0

The situation every theater has been dreading has happened at the Czech National Theater in Prague. As of today, around 16 employees are confirmed positive […]

The 125th Anniversary Season of the Czech Philharmonic

August 30, 2020 Editors' Room 0

The Czech Philharmonic is to begin its anniversary season with two concerts, on the 23rd and 24th under the baton of its chief conductor Semyon […]

A New Concert Hall for Prague?

August 24, 2020 Editors' Room 0

Deliberations about building a new, large concert hall in Prague have been underway for decades. Twice, the city came close to realizing such a plan: […]

Pandemic Relief: For the Coming Month, Czech Live Event Organizers May Each Apply for up to 191.5 Million Euros

August 16, 2020 Editors' Room 0

On July 20th, the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, in collaboration with the Czech Ministry of Culture, approved a program they’re calling COVID kultura, […]

Eva Horáková, Longtime Soloist of the Laterna Magika Theater and Head of Ballet at the Czech National Theater Opera, Dies at 50

August 9, 2020 opluscloud 0

On August 3rd, the excellent dancer and longtime soloist, one time head of the Laterna Magika theater and head of ballet at the National Theater […]

Václav Věžník, One of the Last Traditional Opera Directors, Turns 90

July 26, 2020 Editors' Room 0

Václav Věžník is an important figure in the world of Czech opera of the second half of the 20th century. He will turn 90 on […]

Musica Florea and the Hartig Ensemble To Perform Beethoven’s Only Ballet

July 13, 2020 Editors' Room 0

The celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday haven’t quite ended. On July 18th,  2020, the Musica Florea orchestra and the Hartig Ensemble dance company will join […]

Light and Movement in Prague’s Medieval Underground For Small Audiences

July 5, 2020 Editors' Room 0

The cellars of the Stone Bell house on the Old Town square in Prague will light up for several summer weeks for the Light Underground […]

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 […]

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 […]

A Look at the Life and Work of Opera Legend, Luciano Pavarotti.

September 9, 2019 Editors' Room 0

The award-winning team behind the movie Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years embarked on a project surrounding another music phenomenon. The documentary […]

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