Darja Kukal Moiseeva, Natálie Pleváková: Why Is She Like That? (world premiere)

20 and 21 September 2025, 7 pm, Villa Štvanice, Prague RUN OPERUN Darja Kukal Moiseeva, Natálie Pleváková: Proč je taková? (Why Is She Like That?) (world premiere) Direction, libretto: Bára Viceníková Music director: Vojtěch Červenka Performers: Tereza Papoušková (Rosemary Kennedy), Eva Esterková (Rose Kennedy), Michael Skalický (Joe Kennedy), Martin Šulc – accordion, Anna Zajíčková – … Read more

Petr Hora & Jiří Adámek Austerlitz: Speech of the Wild (world premiere)

8 September 2025, 8 pm – premiere for subscribers, 9 September 2025, 8 pm – public premiere, Alfred ve dvoře Theatre, Prague Speech of the Wild (Předřeč šelmy) (world premiere of an original music theatre piece) Concept and music: Petr Hora Director: Jiří Adámek Austerlitz Libretto: Petr Hora, Jiří Adámek Austerlitz Performers: Annabelle Plum, Gabriela Vermelho, Vendula … Read more

Markéta Brothánková, Bohuslav Martinů: Boža v říši loutek (world premiere of a marionette opera)

16 August 2025, 3 pm, Bohuslav Martinů Centre, Polička Zažít Martinů Markéta Brothánková, Bohuslav Martinů: Boža v říši loutek (Boža in the Land of Marionettes) (world premiere of a marionette opera) Libretto, direction: Kateřina Křivánková Performers: Peter Gáč (Boža the Mouse), Aneta Podracká Bendová (Columbine), Michael Robotka (Pierrot), Pavel Slivka (Harlequin), Michaela Kroupová Durajová – flute, Anna … Read more

Lukáš Sommer: Aesopotamia (world premiere)

20 July 2025, 4 pm, Znojmo Municipal Theatre Music Festival Znojmo Aesopotamia (world premiere of a family opera) Music and libretto: Lukáš Sommer Production: team of students from the Faculty of Music of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno Directed by: Jonáš Benda, music director: Dominik Pernica Cast: Nela Drozdová (Mouse / … Read more

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

Petr Kofroň, Marek Piaček, Michal Cáb: The Little Bang (world premiere)

15 and 16 September 2024, 7 pm, VKOL Red Church, Olomouc Moravian Theatre Olomouc Petr Kofroň, Marek Piaček, Michal Cáb: Malý třesk (The Little Bang) – world premiere Directed by: Matyáš Dlab, Lukáš Jiřička, music director: Petr Šumník Cast: Daniel Kfelíř, Daniel Klánský, Helena Beránková, Elena Prášilová Gazdíková, Barbora Perná, Raman Hasymau, Kateřina Popová, Lucie … Read more

Lukáš Hurník: Nautilus in Trouble (world premiere)

13 July 2024, 4pm, Municipal Theatre Znojmo, Znojmo Music Festival Znojmo Lukáš Hurník: Nautilus in Trouble (world premiere of a multi-generational chamber opera) Libretto: Luáš Hurník Directed by: Eliška Mervartová Cast: Denis Zjatik, Bedřiška Ponížilová, Anna Zedníčková, Simeon Hána, František Sliž, Klára Gregorová, Kateřina Ludvíková, orchestra of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, cond. … Read more

Haštal Hapka: Once Everybody Is Here (world premiere)

29 June 2024, 9pm, Jiří Myron Theatre, Ostrava NODO Haštal Hapka: Once Everybody Is Here, one-act opera for jazz combo, string quartet, and ensemble of soloists (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Libretto: Vilma Bořkovec, Magdalena Jiřička Stojowska, Haštal Hapka Director: Vilma Bořkovec, conductor: Patrik Kako Performers: Vladislav Georgiev (Grandfather), Viera Pavlíková (Grandmother), Zbigniew Kalina … Read more

Russolo’s Bitter End (world premiere)

28 June 2024, 8:30pm, Ostrava Puppet Theatre, Ostrava NODO Russolo’s Bitter End, opera in four scenes (world premiere) Libretto: Petr Rezek in cooperation with Opening Performance Orchestra Music: work in progress Director: Petr Odo Macháček Performers: Miroslav Paulíček (Russolo, composer), Lucie Zachovalová (Georgette, Russo’s housemaid), Petr Ferenc (Giacomo, the cat), Pavla Radostová (Angel) Instrumentalists: Luciano Chessa – intonarumori … Read more