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Taking Flight: Three Prague-Based Cultural Organizations Team Up to Crowdfund a New Beginning

A former movie theater called Vzlet (which means “to take flight” in Czech) founded by the Sokol organization during the First Republic era, will turn into a cultural center in

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

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 Opera, Eva Horáková, died unexpectedly.

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Another Wave of Coronavirus Restrictions in the Czech Republic Means Two Weeks of No Singing

Starting today (October 5th, 2020) the Czech government has instated renewed precautions against the spread of the novel coronavirus. These new restrictions greatly inhibit live performing for the next two

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“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 Libuše, an opera which tells the mythical story of a Bohemian clairvoyant queen, written to be performed during

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Start Your Year With Czech Music!

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 Tomáš Netopil, will stream live

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Still Waiting for a Path Out of Darkness: Pre-Concert Testing Forbidden, Concerts Canceled

A new Czech upstart called Cesta ze tmy (Path out of Darkness) offered event organizers a way to host events with an on-site PCR appointment covered by the price of

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