26 June 2022, 7:30pm, Co.Labs, Brno Miloš Štědroň: Magnum Mysterium. Sacra et profana de vita Gregori Mendeli (world premiere) Libretto: Miloš Štědroň Directed by: Tomáš Studený, music direcctor: Gabriela Tardonová Cast: Tomáš Krejčí, Aleš Janiga, Michal Robotka, Lucie Kašpárková, Jana Vondrů, Ensemble Opera Diversa Following performances: 21 Jul, Birth House of Johann Gregor Mendel, Hynčice; … Read more…
25 June 2022, 10pm, Labour Square, Zlín Zlín žije. Multi-genre festival celebrating 700 years since the first written mention of the town Tomáš Ille: The History of Great Zlín in Sounds and Words (world premiere) Marta Bačíková, Rostislav Marek – recitation, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Leoš Svárovský…
25 June 2022, 6pm, monastery church of St. Adalbert, Broumov Treasures of the Broumov Region Kryštof Marek: Memory Landscape. Concerto for haro and chamber orchestra (world premiere) Kateřina Englichová – harp, Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Andreas Sebastian Weiser…
25 June 2022, 3:30pm, Smetana House, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Jiří Gemrot: The Burying of Light. A cantata for narrator, baritone, mixed choir, string quartet and piano (world premiere) Libretto: Vojtěch Stříteský based on texts and poetry by Miloslav Bureš Jan Šťastný – recitation, Roman Hoza – baritone, Matouš Zukal – piano, Zemlinsky Quartet (František Souček, Petr … Read more…
24 June 2022, 8pm, Castle Riding Hall, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl: Jazz Ride in the Riding Hall Emil Viklický: Reflections on Freedom. A jazz melodrama with a libretto based on texts and ideas of Václav Havel (such as The Power of the Powerless, Audience, On Freedom) and excerpts from a book by American historian Timothy Snyder On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons … Read more…
26 June 2022, 7pm, Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava NODO Matouš Hejl: Opera Ibsen / Ghosts (world premiere) Libretto: Lucie Trmíková Directed by: Jan Nebeský, music director: Bruno Ferrandis Cast: Lucie Trmíková (Helena Alvingová), Miloslav König (Osvald Alving), Igor Chmela (Pastor Manders), Petr Jeništa (Jakub Engstrand), Magdalena Malá (Regina Engstrandová), Jan Mikušek – cimbalom, Petr Tichý … Read more…
23 June 2022, 4pm, Church of St. John the Baptist, Kroměříž Forfest Petr Vaculovič: Te Deum for solo viola and electronics (world premiere) Petr Vaculovič – viola…
22 June 2022, 19:00, atrium of the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno Dances in the Gardens Ondřej Šárek: Czech Suite for strings (world premiere) Miloš Štědroň: Seconda prattica IV for strings (world premiere) Filip Holacký: Scottish Serenade for bassoon and strings (world premiere) Pavel Horák – bassoon, Ensemble Opera Diversa, ensemble director Jan Bělohlávek, cond. Patrik … Read more…
20 and 21 June 2022, 8pm, Castle Courtyard, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Jiří Pavlica: And Love Again… A programme commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of poet Jan Skácel (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Kryštof Bartoš – recitation, Jiří Pavlica – voice, Hradišťan, Žerotín Academic Choir (choirmaster Pavel Koňárek), Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, cond. Stanislav Vavřínek…
20 June 2022, 7:30pm, Chateau Milotice Concentus Moraviae Jiří Teml: Fairy Tale (world premiere) Duo du Rêve (Jana Jarkovská – flute, Bohumír Stehlík – piano)…
18 June 2022, 3-6pm, Botanical Garden, Prague Prague Quiet Music Collective: Music Grown Through by Silence 5pm, Peat Bog. Ian Mikyska: Four Walls; Time Lapse (Botanical Garden) – world premiere Prague Quiet Music Collective (Anna Paulová – clarinet, bass clarinet, Milan Jakeš – violin, Luan Gonçalves – double bass, Ian Mikyska – string and wind … Read more…
15 June 2022, 7:30pm, Church of St. Lawrence, Prague twenty Michaela Pálka Plachká: Passacaglia (world premiere) Ondřej Štochl: Insomnia (world premiere) ensemble Konvergence & guests…
13 June 2022, 8pm, Savarin – former riding school, Prague UNIVERSUM | … into the (outer) space Soňa Vetchá: Reflections of a Starry Sky (world premiere) BERG Orchestra, cond. Peter Vrábel…
12 June 2022, 5pm, castle – courtyard, Hukvaldy Leoš Janáček International Music Festival: Tribute to the Beauty of Nature Irena Szurmanová: A Twig from a Tree Stump (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Šárka Adamíková – flute, Camerata Janáček, cond. Pavel Doležal…
11 June 2022, 7pm, New Stage, J. K. Tyl Theatre, Pilsen Sylvie Bodorová: Quo Vadis (world premiere) Directed by: Martin Otava, music director: Jiří Petrdlík Libretto: Sylvie Bodorová, Martin Otava Cast: Philippe Castagner (Nero), Ivana Veberová (Poppaea), Jana Foff Tetourová / Jana Piorecká (Agrippina), Michal Bragagnolo / Tomáš Kořínek (Marcus Vinicius), Vanda Šípová / Eva … Read more…
7 June 2022, 7:30pm, Arch hall, JAMU Faculty of Music, Brno 8 June 2022, 8pm, Inspirace Theatre, Prague Prague Music Performance: Concepts and Improvisations Radim Hanousek: Canon (world premiere) Peter Graham: Mere Tones (world premiere) Radim Hanousek – bass clarinet, saxophone, Michal Hrubý – bass clarinet, clarinet, PMP Ensemble…
7 June 2022, 7pm, Edison Filmhub, Prague Prague Music Performance Kapr Code. Special screening of a documentary opera about Jan Kapr (+ concert of Kapr’s works) Directed by: Lucie Králová Libretto: Jiří Adámek Music: Petra Šuško, Jan Kapr Cast: Karel Jakubů – baritone, Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, choirmaster: Petr Fiala…
4 June 2022, 8:30pm, Havenplaza, Am Längengrad 8, Bremerhaven, Germany Stadttheater Bremerhaven Viktor Ullmann: The Emperor of Atlantis (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Edison Vigil, music director: Davide Perniceni Cast: Marcin Hutek (Overall), Rainer Zaun (Loudspeaker), Ulrich Burdack (Death), Andrew Irwin (Harlequin), MacKenzie Gallinger (Soldier), Victoria Kunze (Bubikopf), Patrizia Häusermann (Drummer Girl) Following performances: 9, … Read more…
29 May 2022, 7:30pm, Prior department story – former warehouse, 4th floor, Brno Art Can Be Everything, But It’s Better If You Can Eat It Petr Kofroň: Ghetto Brünn (world premiere commissioned by the BCO) Ensemble Frizzante, Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr…
28 May 2022, 8pm, DOX+, Prague Prague Spring: Prague Offspring Jakub Rataj: Fade no more (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Spring) Lucie Vítková: A Dream of Others (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Spring) Ian Mikyska: Dissolving; Settling (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Spring) Klangforum Wien, cond. Bas Wiegers, Vera Fischer – flute, … Read more…