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Diana Damrau in Prague: “My vocal cord injury enabled me to understand my voice deeper”

World coloratura star Diana Damrau visited Prague at the beginning of November 2022. She sang an extraordinary concert "Bell & Bel canto" at the Prague Municipal House. Conductor Jan Bubák

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“At twenty, conducting the finest orchestras is like trading driving lessons for a brand-new Lamborghini.” Daniele Gatti makes his way to Dvořák’s Prague.

In the upcoming episode of conductor Jan Bubák’s video interview series, you’ll meet the charismatic Italian maestro Daniele Gatti, who will perform this weekend at the Dvořák Prague Festival together

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Opera PLUS Retro No. 2: Heřma Žárská – A Forgotten Czech Star At The MET (AUDIO)

During the first two decades of the 20th century, as recording technology gradually took off, Rusalka’s Song to the moon was by far the most common Czech opera recording, with

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How the Thalia Awards are created: a polemic with Filip Stanek

The debate was once again stirred up by Filip Staněk in his reflection published on Opera PLUS on 29 September 2023. On the one hand, the Thalia Awards are attributed

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New Concert Master of the Czech Philharmonic

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 concert master of the Czech

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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

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