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“Hello, you have reached Central78”: A Unique Happening Deals With The Loneliness of Closed Theaters
“Hello, you have reached Central78 – a special, telephonic happening by Cirk La Putyka and Jatka78…” That is what you would have heard (in Czech) if you called the number…
“I see myself as just an interpreter; the true artist is the composer,” says Mahan Esfahani
In the production of the Czech Chamber Music Association, one of Johann Sebastian Bach's iconic works, the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier, will be played on Wednesday, October 29th…
Opera PLUS Retro (3): 70 Years Since the Death of Coloratura star Míla Kočová
It's been seventy years since the death of influential Czech singer Míla Kočová. Despite many offers from abroad, she tied her career primarily to the Czech National Theatre where she…
Václav Věžník, One of the Last Traditional Opera Directors, Turns 90
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 August 1st. Over the course…
Centenary of the legendary Czech composer Ilja Hurník: “Musical idea was a priority for him”, says his son Lukáš
25 November 2022 marked the centenary of the birth of composer, pianist and teacher Ilya Hurnik. Together with the jubilant's son Lukáš we tried to look "behind" the dictionary entry…
Soprano Patricia Burda Janečková died at the age of 25
Patricia Burda Janečková (source National Moravian-Silesian Theatre)Patricia Burda Janečková was born in Germany to Slovak parents, grew up and lived in Ostrava, where she studied opera singing at the Janáček…
