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Interview: Angela Hewitt: “Glenn Gould and I have little in common.”
Your father Godfrey Hewitt was a choirmaster in the Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa. How did his function and mission affect your relationship to music and your musical focus? How…
Documentary: The Last Concert of the 88-year-old Czech Genius Organist Jaroslav Vodrážka
Jaroslav Vodrážka (May 14, 1930, Martin - April 16, 2019, Pastviny) was a Czech organist and noted organ improviser. He was born in the Slovak town of Martin and, in…
Juras Filas, notable Czecho-slovak composer dies of coronavirus
Juraj Filas, a truly remarkable traditionalist Slovak composer active in the Czech Republic has passed away. His funeral will be held in St. Vitus cathedral by His Eminence Cardinal Dominik…
Starting the Year Off Right: OperaPlus Launches Job Directory
As part of its efforts to be a positive force on the Czech performing arts scene, OperaPlus launched a job directory for musicians, dancers, and arts administrators just in time…
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…
“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…
