June Opera Plus Digest!

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

Contents
Arts Are the Basis of Modern Democracy: Open Letter to the Czech Government About Arts Funding Gains Broad Support Short documentary: Thanks to Rafael Kubelík, he left for the free world. Interview: Plácido Domingo: “I always admired Peter Dvorský. He was one of the greatest tenors.”Culture June Opera Plus Digest! Dvořák’s New World Symphony To Sound on Three Continents Embracing the Unknown: Dance and Performance in the Light of Critical Thought Offered by Dancetopia 2025 in KouniceMust Read Parsifal at the State Opera: A Touch of World-Class Flare with a Lasting First Impression Eva Horáková, Longtime Soloist of the Laterna Magika Theater and Head of Ballet at the Czech National Theater Opera, Dies at 50 Interview with Adi Halfin: You Have to Find Creative Solutions My biggest wish is not to make a fool of myself at Abbey Road, says Tomáš Borl, of a scholarship to Berklee CollegeCelebrity Interpretation is not a conflict between reason and emotion – it is their integration,” says pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard Lyrical Mix in between Power, Freedom, Strength and Joy. With Nina Fernandes and Erivan Garioli about George Balanchine and Much More Lyrical Mix in between Power, Freedom, Strength and Joy. With Nina Fernandes and Erivan Garioli about George Balanchine and Much MoreFashion Interviews Plus: Anja Silja – the Most Modern Wagner Voice Václav Věžník, One of the Last Traditional Opera Directors, Turns 90 Parsifal at the State Opera: A Touch of World-Class Flare with a Lasting First ImpressionLatest Videos Arts Are the Basis of Modern Democracy: Open Letter to the Czech Government About Arts Funding Gains Broad Support Interviews Plus: Anja Silja – the Most Modern Wagner Voice A New Concert Hall for Prague?Latest Stories Short documentary: Thanks to Rafael Kubelík, he left for the free world. Parsifal at the State Opera: A Touch of World-Class Flare with a Lasting First Impression Being sincere with the audience is more important than perfect technique. Receiving the Thalia Award doesn’t mean I’m the best dancer, says Federico Ievoli, principal dancer with the National Theater Ballet Evgeny Kissin in exceptional form. An interpretation that wounds, overwhelms, and transcends music itself 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 NumberFollow US

Dvořák’s New World Symphony To Sound on Three Continents

Dvořák’s New World symphony will stream from Czech centers in Europe, Asia

Embracing the Unknown: Dance and Performance in the Light of Critical Thought Offered by Dancetopia 2025 in Kounice

This is an open-ended conversation with American artists and dance theorists Nora