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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…
One of the Most Unique Venues for Live Opera and Ballet Caught in the Crossfire of Two Cities
The open-air revolving auditorium in South Bohemia is arguably the most unusual place to enjoy opera and ballet. The colosseum-like structure, which turns to reveal sets deftly built while spectators…
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…
Interviews Plus: Anja Silja – the Most Modern Wagner Voice
Soprano Anja Silja is a living legend of world opera, often called “the second Callas.” Few singers have sung such a large range of roles. She made her professional debut…
June Opera Plus Digest!
On this last Sunday of the month, we would like to present our English-speaking readers with a concise run-down of the main news from the Czech classical music world of…
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…
