Jarmila Balážová

Salzburger Festspiele: Káťa Kabanová

7 August 2022, 8pm, Felsenreiterschule, Salzburg, Austria Salzburger Festspiele Leoš Janáček: Káťa Kabanová (premiere of a new production) Directed by: Barrie Kosky, music director: Jakub Hrůša Cast: Corinne Winters (Káťa), Evelyn Herlitzius (Kabanicha), Jens Larsen (Dikoj), David Butt Philip (Boris), Jaroslav Březina (Tichon), Jarmila Balážová (Varvara) and others, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (choirmaster Huw Rhys James), Wiener … Read more

Lenka Nota: I Am the Princess of Fools (world premiere)

On November 17 in the Mozart Hall of Reduta, Brno, Ensemble Opera Diversa introduced the first opera by Vienna-based composer and musicologist Lenka Nota I Am the Princess of Fools. It tells the story of Božena Němcová as written into the libretto by a famous Czech documentary director Olga Sommerová. “Božena is a friend of all Czech women … Read more

František Gregor Emmert: Symphony No. 25 for viola, organ, mezzosoprano and strings (world premiere)

Symphony No. 25 “The Angel Was Sent to You” by the recently deceased composer František Gregor Emmert (1940-2015) received its premiere on June 1 at the St. Augustine Church in Brno. It was performed by Ensemble Opera Diversa conducted by Ondrej Olos together with Jarmila Balážová (mezzosoprano), Milan Paľa (viola) and Marek Paľa (organ). Emmert … Read more