Opera

Wiesbaden: The Makropulos Affair, From the House of the Dead

30 April 2023, Großes Haus, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany Internationale Maifestspiele: Janáček-Double 4:00pm Leoš Janáček: The Makropulos Affair (premiere) Directed by: Nicolas Brieger, music director: Johannes Klumpp Cast: Elissa Huber (Emilia Marty), Aaron Cawley (Albert Gregor), Jiří Sulženko (Jaroslav Prus), Darcy Carroll (Dr. Kolenatý), Erik Biegel (Vítek), Fleuranne Brockway (Krista) and others Language: Czech … Read more

Lyon: Katia Kabanova

28 April 2023, 8pm, Opéra de Lyon, Lyon, France Leoš Janáček: Katia Kabanova (premiere) Directed by: Barbara Wysocka, music director: Elena Schwarz Cast: Corinne Winters (Katia), Natascha Petrinsky (Kabanicha), Adam Smith (Boris), Oliver Johnston (Tichon), Sir Willard White (Dikoj), Ena Pongrac (Varvara) and others Language: Czech with French subtitles Following performances: 2, 4, 7, 9, … Read more

Amsterdam: The Cunning Little Vixen (concert staging)

1 April 2023, 2:15pm, Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (concert staging) Cast: Elena Tsallagova (Vixen), Jana Kurucová (Fox), Iris van Wijnen (Forester’s Wife/Owl), James Kryshak (Schoolmaster/Mosquito), Roland Wood (Forester), Markus Eiche (Poacher), James Platt (Priest/Badger), Jeannette van Schaik (Innkeeper’s Wife/Hen), Esther Kuiper (Dog/Woodpecker), Aylin Sezer (Cock/Jay) Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir … Read more

Schwerin: The Cunning Little Vixen

11 March 2023, 7:30pm, Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater, Schwerin, Germany Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere) Directed by: Maximilian von Mayenburg, Thomas Helmut Heep, music director: Mark Rohde Cast: Morgane Heyse (Vixen, Young Vixen), Gala El Hadidi (Fox), Brian Davis (Forester), Karen Leiber (Forester’s Wife, Woodpecker), Sebastian Köppl (Schoolmaster), Young Kwon (Badger, Priest), Martin Gerke (Poacher), Marius … Read more

Ivan Acher, Martin Konvička: Zabijačka (world premiere)

1 and 2 March 2023, 7:30pm, Vzlet, Prague RUN OPERUN Ivan Acher, Martin Konvička: Zabijačka – To fill your belly is necessary. A comic opera in three acts (world premiere) Libretto: Jiří Havelka, Marta Ljubková, Veronika Loulová Directed by: Jiří Havelka, Veronika Loulová, music direction: Martin Konvička, Petr Šumník Cast: Vladimír Chmelo (Butcher), David Szendiuch (Mayor), … Read more

London Symphony Orchestra: Katya Kabanova (concert staging)

11 and 13 January 2023, 7pm, Barbican Centre, London Leoš Janáček: Katya Kabanova (concert staging) Cast: Amanda Majeski (Katya), Katarina Dalayman (Kabanicha), Simon O’Neill (Boris), Andrew Staples (Tichon), Pavlo Hunka (Dikoj), Magdalena Kožená (Varvara) and others London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Simon Rattle

Ondřej Kyas: The Light at the End of Darkness (world premiere)

28. prosince 2022, 19:00, Divadlo Reduta, Brno Ensemble Opera Diversa Ondřej Kyas: The Light at the End of Darkness. One-Act Opera Inspired by the Life and Work of Photographer František Drtikol (world premiere) Libretto and director: Kateřina Křivánková Cast: Aleš Janiga (Photographer František), Hana Kuželová, Aneta Podracká Bendová, Klára Jelínková (Muses), Jan Bělohlávek – violin, Iva … Read more

Dresden. Martin Smolka: Das Schlaue Gretchen (premiere of a new production)

22 December 2022, 4pm, Semperoper Dresden, Dresden, Germany Junge Szene Martin Smolka: Das Schlaue Gretchen (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Andrea Kramer, music director: Thomas Leo Cadenbach Cast: Alexander Ritter (King), Larissa Wäspy (Gretchen), Rupert Grössinger (Fisherman, Gelding Seller), Sarah Alexandra Hudarew / Christiane Hossfeld (Fisherman’s Wife), Gerald Hupach (Miller, Mare Seller) et al. Following performances: … Read more

Gelsenkirchen: The Cunning Little Vixen

16 Dece,ber 2022, 7:30pm, Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere) Directed by: Michael Schulz, music director: Rasmus Baumann Cast: Bele Kumberger (Vixen), Lina Hoffmann (Forester’s Wife, Fox), Johannes Martin Kränzle / Piotr Prochera (Forester), Adam Temple-Smith (Schoolmaster, Mosquito, Cock), Philipp Kranjc / Yevhen Rakhmanin (Priest, Badger), Yancheng Chen / … Read more

David Ryan, Vít Zouhar: I-ME (Czech premiere)

8 December 2022, 7pm, Corpus Christi Chapel, Palacký University Art Centre, Olomouc Opera Schrattenbach I-ME (fourth part of the free opera cycle ECHO-Metamorphoses) Concept / music / sound art / live performance: David Ryan, Vít Zouhar Concept / direction: Rocc Production: Slovenian Chamber Music Theatre Katja Konvalinka – voice, Sanja Nešković Peršin – performance