Ensemble Opera Diversa: new pieces by Pavel Slezák, Tereza Opálková, and Radim Bednařík

6 Deecmber 2022, 7pm, foyer of the House of Arts, Brno Musical Inventory Check Pavel Slezák: Rhapsody for strings, op. 54 (world premiere) Tereza Opálková: Pictures from Wallachia for cimbalom, small cimbalom, and string quartet (world premiere) Rudolf Komorous: Serenade for strings (1982, Czech premiere) Radim Bednařík: Phantasy no. 2 for cimbalom and strings, op. 25 (world premiere) Michal Grombiřík – … Read more

Janáček Brno: new chamber operas by Noemi Savková and Markéta Brothánková

10 November 2022, 7pm, Orlí Street Theatre, Brno Janáček Brno: Chamber Opera by the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts Noemi Savková: Out of the Labyrinth (world premiere) Libretto: Noemi Savková Directed by: Vladimír John, conductor: Matěj Voda Cast: Vilém Cupák / Pavel Janečka / František Sliž (Pilgrim), Filip Bula / Jan Faltýnek (Ubiquitous), … Read more

Ivo Medek, Sára Medková, Vít Zouhar: SARA’smile (world premiere)

25 October 2022, 7pm, Divadlo na Orlí, Brno Exposition of New Music Ivo Medek, Sára Medková, Vít Zouhar: SARA’smile. Multimedia opera project (world premiere) Directed by: Rocc Sára Medková – piano, hlas, Ivo Medek – children’s toys, percussion, Vít Zouhar – laptop, Lukáš Medek – video

Peter Graham: Folk Songs (world premiere)

23 October 2022, 7pm, Husa na Provázku Theatre (Cellar Stage CED), Brno Exposition of New Music: CAVE SONGS [new edit] Peter Graham: Folk Songs (world premiere commissioned by the festival) VENI ensemble (Ronald Šebesta – clarinet, Eva Šušková – voice, Štefan Szabó – electric guitar, Milan Osadský – accordion)

Ondřej Kyas: String Quartet No. 5 (world premiere)

19 October 2022, 7pm, PF Café, Brno Point Nemo Ondřej Kyas: String Quartet No. 5 (world premiere) Diversa Quartet (Barbara Tolarová, Jan Bělohlávek – violin, David Křivský – viola, Iva Wiesnerová – violoncello)

František Chaloupka: Hen Party (premiere of a flash-mob opera)

6 and 7 October 2022, Brno Micro-Operas Hen Party. Flash-mob opera for two sopranos and four saxophones (world premiere) Music and libretto: František Chaloupka Concept: František Chaloupka, Tomáš Hlaváček Aneta Podracká Bendová, Eva Esterková – soprano, Antonín Mühlhansl, Radim Hanousek, Pavel Zlámal, Pavel Šabacký – saxophone