25. August – 7 September 2018, Città di Castello / Umbertide / Montone / Sansepolcro / San Giustino / Monte Santa Maria Tiberina / Citerna / Morra, Italy 51. Festival delle Nazioni Omaggio alla Repubblica Ceca 30.8. Lukáš Sommer: Indiana (world premiere), Italian Saxophone Quartet Other performers: Jihočeská filharmonie & Jan Talich, Black Light Theatre Srnec, Ballet … Read more
Five performances of Bohuslav Martinů’s Mirandolina were held at the renowned Teatro La Fenice (Venice) in the first half of July. Directed by Gianmaria Aliverta, this opera from 1953-54 based on a comedy La Locandiera (The Mistress of the Inn) by Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) was this time set into a present-day wellness centre of a modern hotel. The conductor is … Read more
A new production of Leoš Janáček’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen received its premiere on 19 January at the Theatro Regio Turin. Eigth Czech singers in total are starring in this co-production between the Opéra National du Rhin and Opéra de Lille by the well-known Canadian opera director Robert Carsen: Lucie Silkenová (Bystrouška), Michaela Kapustová (Zlatohřbítek), … Read more
