São Paulo: Příhody lišky Bystroušky

21 July 2023, 8pm, Theatro São Pedro, São Paulo, Brazil Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere) Directed by: André Heller-Lopes, music director: Ira Levin Cast: Carla Caramujo (Vixen), Denise de Freitas (Fox), Vinícius Atique (Forester), Giovanni Tristacci (Schoolteacher, Mosquito), Gustavo Lassen (Poacher), Larissa Guimarães (Dog, Innkeeper’s Wife), Nathália Serrano (Forester’s Wife, Owl), Saulo Javan (Priest, Badger), … Read more

Petr Hora: The Theatrical Stroll of a Diamond Spider (world premiere)

28 May 2023, 7:30pm, X1O Theatre, Prague Petr Hora: The Theatrical Stroll of a Diamond Spider. Mucial-theatrical performance (world premiere) Gabriela Vermelho – voice, Vendula Holičková – voice, Jakub Švejnar – percussion / voice, Jana Jarkovská – flute / voice, Martin Debřička – saxophone / voice, Anna Romanovská – violin / voice, Štěpán Drtina – violoncello … Read more

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