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Concert at the National Theater To Highlight “Non-Essential” Workers of the Pandemic

February 23, 2021 Editors' Room 0

On February 27th, at 8:10pm local time, the National Theater in Prague will host an eclectic musical program, broadcast live over the ČT Art TV […]

Should the New Prague Concert Hall be Digital?: Two Points of View

February 18, 2021 Editors' Room 0

Plans to build a new classical music concert hall in Prague are a long time in the making (we have covered it in English here). […]

Start Your Year With Czech Music!

December 30, 2020 Editors' Room 0

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 […]

Starting the Year Off Right: OperaPlus Launches Job Directory

December 30, 2020 Editors' Room 0

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 […]

The Czech Philharmonic Completes Its Advent Livestreams, Cancellations Follow

December 21, 2020 Editors' Room 0

Instead of its live program, the Czech Philharmonic presented four streamed concerts, one for each Sunday of the Advent, the first of which was conducted […]

Notes from Czechia’s Second Corona Wave

December 8, 2020 Editors' Room 0

Much like the rest of the of the world, the Czech Republic has been weathering an autumn wave of the coronavirus. While a vaccine seems […]

A Musical Advent Calendar? The National Theater Opera and the State Opera Launch Their New Online Project

November 29, 2020 Editors' Room 0

The soloists, choruses, and orchestras of the two Prague-based opera ensembles are collaborating to create an advent calendar made of short clips filmed in all […]

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

November 15, 2020 Editors' Room 0

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 […]

Czech Television Shooting Biopic of Composer Bohuslav Martinů

November 8, 2020 Editors' Room 0

In celebration of the 130th anniversary of the birth of composer Bohuslav Martinů on December 8th this year, the Czech Television is shooting a biopic […]

Dvořák’s New World Symphony To Sound on Three Continents

October 27, 2020 Editors' Room 0

Dvořák’s New World symphony will stream from Czech centers in Europe, Asia and America on October 28th, the day of the founding of the independent […]

“Hello, you have reached Central78”: A Unique Happening Deals With The Loneliness of Closed Theaters

October 20, 2020 Editors' Room 0

“Hello, you have reached Central78 – a special, telephonic happening by Cirk La Putyka and Jatka78…” That is what you would have heard (in Czech) […]

A Solemn Happening Commemorating Canceled Performances Across the Czech Republic

October 11, 2020 Editors' Room 0

Tomorrow (Monday, October 12th, 2020) lights will appear all over the Czech Republic in places where live performances were to happen, if it weren’t for […]

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

October 5, 2020 Editors' Room 0

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 […]

The 57th Annual Golden Prague Award for Films Dedicated to Music and Dance

September 28, 2020 Editors' Room 0

The Golden Prague International Television Festival took place from September 23rd to 26th this year. The festival, which is dedicated to films about music and […]

Who’s Afraid of Live Events? Czech Attitudes in the Time of Corona

September 21, 2020 Editors' Room 0

In late August and early September, a Czech research agency surveyed 1000 Czechs above the age of 15 about their attitudes towards attending live performances […]

Will Soňa Červená’s Fund Support Young Artists as Eclectic as the Singer Herself?

September 13, 2020 Editors' Room 0

In the Czech Republic, Soňa Červená is a rediscovered legend. The mezzo-soprano emigrated from Czechoslovakia in 1962, under dramatic circumstances and, while abroad, sang in […]

What Does a Covid-19 Outbreak at a Major Theater Look Like in Practice?

September 6, 2020 Editors' Room 0

The situation every theater has been dreading has happened at the Czech National Theater in Prague. As of today, around 16 employees are confirmed positive […]

The 125th Anniversary Season of the Czech Philharmonic

August 30, 2020 Editors' Room 0

The Czech Philharmonic is to begin its anniversary season with two concerts, on the 23rd and 24th under the baton of its chief conductor Semyon […]

A New Concert Hall for Prague?

August 24, 2020 Editors' Room 0

Deliberations about building a new, large concert hall in Prague have been underway for decades. Twice, the city came close to realizing such a plan: […]

Pandemic Relief: For the Coming Month, Czech Live Event Organizers May Each Apply for up to 191.5 Million Euros

August 16, 2020 Editors' Room 0

On July 20th, the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, in collaboration with the Czech Ministry of Culture, approved a program they’re calling COVID kultura, […]

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