June Opera Plus Digest!

On this last Sunday of the month, we would like to present

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June Opera Plus Digest! Václav Věžník, One of the Last Traditional Opera Directors, Turns 90 Dvořák’s New World Symphony To Sound on Three ContinentsCulture June Opera Plus Digest! Interview: Plácido Domingo: “I always admired Peter Dvorský. He was one of the greatest tenors.” Arts Are the Basis of Modern Democracy: Open Letter to the Czech Government About Arts Funding Gains Broad SupportMust Read Opera PLUS Retro (1): Gabriela Horvátová – Janáček’s Anti-Heroine Digitalized For The First Time (AUDIO) “We Have Chosen to Go Down a Risky Path:” What Will Happen To Live Music In The Czech Republic? Still Waiting for a Path Out of Darkness: Pre-Concert Testing Forbidden, Concerts Canceled Evgeny Kissin in exceptional form. An interpretation that wounds, overwhelms, and transcends music itselfCelebrity Semyon Bychkov: The conductor has to be obsessed with his music Ukrainian parliament votes to ban Russian music Interview: Fascination with Wagner: Jiří Vejvoda and Andreas SchagerFashion Documentary: The Last Concert of the 88-year-old Czech Genius Organist Jaroslav Vodrážka New Concert Master of the Czech Philharmonic Interview: Plácido Domingo: “I always admired Peter Dvorský. He was one of the greatest tenors.”Latest Videos Douglas Rosenberg: I think about art as a continuum My biggest wish is not to make a fool of myself at Abbey Road, says Tomáš Borl, of a scholarship to Berklee College Viola-da-Gamba Player and Historical String Instrument Collector José Vasquez Dies of CovidLatest 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

Interview: Plácido Domingo: “I always admired Peter Dvorský. He was one of the greatest tenors.”

Plácido Domingo performed in Prague for the first time in 1990 when

Arts Are the Basis of Modern Democracy: Open Letter to the Czech Government About Arts Funding Gains Broad Support

The #zakreativnicesko (“for creative Czechia”) initiative is fighting for a higher stimulus