Opera

Salzburger Festspiele: Káťa Kabanová

7 August 2022, 8pm, Felsenreiterschule, Salzburg, Austria Salzburger Festspiele Leoš Janáček: Káťa Kabanová (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Barrie Kosky, music director: Jakub Hrůša Cast: Corinne Winters (Káťa), Evelyn Herlitzius (Kabanicha), Jens Larsen (Dikoj), David Butt Philip (Boris), Jaroslav Březina (Tichon), Jarmila Balážová (Varvara) and others, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (choirmaster Huw Rhys James), Wiener … Read more

The Cunning Little Vixen in New Zealand

23 July 2022, 7pm, Opera House, Toitoi: Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, New Zealand Festival Opera & Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere, semi-staged performance) Directed by: John Wilkie, music director: José Aparicio Cast: Joanna Foote (Vixen), Anna Pierard (Fox), Samuel McKeever (Forester), Tomairangi Henare (Parson), Lila LJ Crichton (Schoolmaster), … Read more

Lucie Páchová: Approximate (world premiere)

28 June 2022, 7pm, Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava NODO Approximate. Experimental staged opera (world premiere) Music, directing: Lucie Páchová Cast: Lucie Páchová, Jana Vondrů (voice, objects), Anežka Nováková, Kristýna Švihálková (percussion, voice)

Petr Kotík: Many Many Women (world premiere of staged version)

27 June 2022, 6pm-12pm, Jiří Myron Theatre, Ostrava NODO Petr Kotík: Many Many Women (world premiere of staged version) Libretto: Gertrude Stein Directed by: Jo Fabian Cast: Jen Wu, Ana Caseiro – soprano, Padraic Costello – countertenor, Felix Heuser – tenor, Harald Hieronymus Hein – bass baritone, Nicholas Hay – bass, Petr Kotík, Malgorzata Hlawsa … Read more

Miloš Štědroň: Magnum Mysterium (world premiere)

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

Sylvie Bodorová: Quo Vadis (world premiere)

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

Kapr Code. Documentary opera about Jan Kapr

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

Bremerhaven: The Emperor of Atlantis

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

F. X. Šalda Theatre: A Legend from the Misty Mountains (world premiere)

20 May 2022, 7pm, F. X. Šalda Theatre, Liberec A Legend from the Misty Mountains (world premiere) Music: Jan Kučera Script / libretto: Lenka Chválová, Jiří Janků Directed by: Kateřina Dušková Cast: Markéta Tallerová (Lady), Václav Helšus (Mayor), Jana Hejret Vojtková (Mother), Zdeněk Kupka (Father), Štěpánka Prýmková (Old Lady Hvozdíková), Tomáš Váhala (Floret), Eva Goldmannová … Read more

Duisburg: The Emperor of Atlantis

12 May 2022, 7:30pm, Theater Duisburg, Duisburg Deutsche Oper am Rhein Viktor Ullmann: The Emperor of Atlantis (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Ilaria Lanzino, music director: Christoph Stöcker Cast: Emmett O’Hanlon (Emperor), Thorsten Grümbel (Loudspeaker), Luke Stoker (Death), Martin Koch / David Fischer (Harlequin), Sergej Khomov (Soldier), Anke Krabbe (Bubikopf), Kimberley Boettger-Soller (Drummer Girl) … Read more