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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

Tomáš Ille: The History of Great Zlín in Sounds and Words (world premiere)

25 June 2022, 10pm, Labour Square, Zlín Zlín žije. Multi-genre festival celebrating 700 years since the first written mention of the town Tomáš Ille: The History of Great Zlín in Sounds and Words (world premiere) Marta Bačíková, Rostislav Marek – recitation, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Leoš Svárovský

Kryštof Marek: Memory Landscape (world premiere)

25 June 2022, 6pm, monastery church of St. Adalbert, Broumov Treasures of the Broumov Region Kryštof Marek: Memory Landscape. Concerto for haro and chamber orchestra (world premiere) Kateřina Englichová – harp, Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Andreas Sebastian Weiser

Jiří Gemrot: The Burying of Light (world premiere)

25 June 2022, 3:30pm, Smetana House, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Jiří Gemrot: The Burying of Light. A cantata for narrator, baritone, mixed choir, string quartet and piano (world premiere) Libretto: Vojtěch Stříteský based on texts and poetry by Miloslav Bureš Jan Šťastný – recitation, Roman Hoza – baritone, Matouš Zukal – piano, Zemlinsky Quartet (František Souček, Petr … Read more

Emil Viklický: Reflections on Freedom (world premiere)

24 June 2022, 8pm, Castle Riding Hall, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl: Jazz Ride in the Riding Hall Emil Viklický: Reflections on Freedom. A jazz melodrama with a libretto based on texts and ideas of Václav Havel (such as The Power of the Powerless, Audience, On Freedom) and excerpts from a book by American historian Timothy Snyder On Tyranny: Twenty … Read more

Matouš Hejl: Opera Ibsen / Ghosts  (world premiere)

26 June 2022, 7pm, Antonín Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava NODO Matouš Hejl: Opera Ibsen / Ghosts  (world premiere) Libretto: Lucie Trmíková Directed by: Jan Nebeský, music director: Bruno Ferrandis Cast: Lucie Trmíková (Helena Alvingová), Miloslav König (Osvald Alving), Igor Chmela (Pastor Manders), Petr Jeništa (Jakub Engstrand), Magdalena Malá (Regina Engstrandová), Jan Mikušek – cimbalom, Petr Tichý … Read more

Petr Vaculovič: Te Deum (world premiere)

23 June 2022, 4pm, Church of St. John the Baptist, Kroměříž Forfest Petr Vaculovič: Te Deum for solo viola and electronics (world premiere) Petr Vaculovič – viola

Jiří Pavlica: And Love Again… (world premiere)

20 and 21 June 2022, 8pm, Castle Courtyard, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Jiří Pavlica: And Love Again… A programme commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of poet Jan Skácel (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Kryštof Bartoš – recitation, Jiří Pavlica – voice, Hradišťan, Žerotín Academic Choir (choirmaster Pavel Koňárek), Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, cond. Stanislav … Read more

Jiří Teml: Fairy Tale (world premiere)

20 June 2022, 7:30pm, Chateau Milotice Concentus Moraviae Jiří Teml: Fairy Tale (world premiere) Duo du Rêve (Jana Jarkovská – flute, Bohumír Stehlík – piano)