Weimar: Brundibár

8 March 2025, 4 pm, Redoute, Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar, Weimar, Germany Hans Krása: Brundibár (premiere) Directed by: Andrea Moses, music director: Nathan Blair / Cordula Fischer Cast: Elsa Johanns (Pepíček), Elsa Langer (Aninka), Samuel Cermak / Jonathan Schönig (Brundibár) and others Following performances: 10 and 11 Mar 2025

Basel: The Cunning Little Vixen

7 March 2025, 6 pm, Kleine Bühne, Theater Basel, Basel, Switzerland Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere of a new production for young audiences) Directed by: Tilman aus dem Siepen, music director: Hélio Vida Cast: Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir (Vixen), Hope Nelson (Fox), Sono Yu (Forester), Sophie Kidwell (Forester’s Wife, Owl), Lulama Taifasi (Dog, Jay, Woodpecker), Olivier … Read more

Vienna: KaiserRequiem

25 January 2025, 7 pm, Volksoper Wien, Vienna KaiserRequiem (premiere of an opera-dance performance) Music: Viktor Ullmann – The Emperor of Atlantis, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Requiem d-Moll KV 626 Stage direction and choreography: Andreas Heise, music director: Omer Meir Wellber Cast: Josef Wagner (Death/Loudspeaker), Daniel Schmutzhard (Emperor), Seiyoung Kim (Harlequin), JunHo You (Soldier), Wallis … Read more

Freiburg: Jenůfa

18 January 2025, 7:30 pm, Theater Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany Leoš Janáček: Jenůfa (premiere) Directed by: Kateryna Sokolova, music director: André de Ridder Cast: Inga Schäfer (Jenůfa), Anja Jung (Kostelnička), Junbum Lee (Laca), Roberto Gionfriddo (Števa) and others Language: Czech with German subtitles Following performances: 22 and 26 Jan, 9, 13, and 28 Feb, 20 and … Read more

Tomáš Hanzlík and Vít Zouhar: Pinocchio (world premiere)

6 December 2024, 7:30 pm, and 7 December 2024, 4 pm, DK Metropol, České Budějovice South Bohemian Theatre Tomáš Hanzlík and Vít Zouhar: Pinocchio (world premiere of a family opera) Libretto: David Košťák Directed by: Petr Hašek, music director: Josef Kurfiřt Cast: Vladimíra Janovská/Vojtěch Pelka (Pinocchio Sanchez), Alexandr Beň/Jaromír Nosek (Gepetto), Jakub Hliněnský/Robin Červinek (Blackbeard), Šárka … Read more

Nancy: Brundibár

6 December 2024, 7 pm, and 7 December 2024, 11 am, Salle Poirel, Nancy, France Opéra national de Lorraine Hans Krása: Brundibár (premiere) Directed by: Suzie Baret-Fabry, Pénélope Driant, music director: William Le Sage

Supergrrrls! or Opera Heroines Save the World

30 November 2024, 5 pm, Divadlo Radost, Brno Supergrrrls! aneb Operní hrdinky zachraňují svět (Supergrrrls! or Opera Heroines Save the World) (premiere of a cycle of mini-operas for children and youth) Music: Markéta Brothánková, Filip Holacký, Ondřej Kyas Libretto: Vendula Borůvková Directed by: Kateřina Křivánková Cast: Aneta Podracká Bendová (Rusalka), Lucie Kašpárková (Libuše), Alžběta Symerská (The … Read more

Janáček Brno: chamber operas by K. Slaběňáková, K. Szymeczková, and N. Savková

12 November 2024, 7 pm, Na Orlí Theatre, Brno Janáček Brno: New Operas by Chamber Opera of the Janáček Academy Kateřina Slaběňáková: Echó and Narcissus (world premiere) Libretto: Vojtěch Balcar Director: Martin Dostál Cast: Echo (soprano) – Petra Burgetová / Šárka Neprašová, Narcissus (tenor) – Vladislav Agamuradov / Miroslav Zdeněk Fiala, Inner Voice of Echo 1 … Read more

Liège: Káťa Kabanová

18 October 2024, 8 pm, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Liège, Belgium Leoš Janáček: Káťa Kabanová (premiere) Directed by: Aurore Fattier, music director: Michael Güttler Cast: Anush Hovhannisyan (Káťa), Nino Surguladze (Kabanicha), Anton Rositskiy (Boris), Magnus Vigilius (Tichon), Dmitry Cheblykov (Dikoj), Jana Kurucová (Varvara) and others Language: Czech with French, Dutch, English, and German subtitles Following … Read more

Kassel: Katja Kabanova

21 September 2024, 7:30 pm, Staatstheater Kassel, Kassel, Germany Leoš Janáček: Katja Kabanova (premiere) Directed by: Christiane Pohle, music director: Moritz Gnann Cast: Margrethe Fredheim (Katja), Ulrike Schneider (Kabanicha), Don Lee (Dikoj), Ric Furman (Boris), Lars Rühl (Tichon), Ilseyar Khayrullova (Varvara) and others Following performances: 3, 5, 9, 13, 18 and 20 Oct, 8 and … Read more