Jiří Sulženko

Wiesbaden: The Makropulos Affair, From the House of the Dead

30 April 2023, Großes Haus, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany Internationale Maifestspiele: Janáček-Double 4:00pm Leoš Janáček: The Makropulos Affair (premiere) Directed by: Nicolas Brieger, music director: Johannes Klumpp Cast: Elissa Huber (Emilia Marty), Aaron Cawley (Albert Gregor), Jiří Sulženko (Jaroslav Prus), Darcy Carroll (Dr. Kolenatý), Erik Biegel (Vítek), Fleuranne Brockway (Krista) and others Language: Czech … Read more

Petr Wajsar: Tramvestie (world premiere)

17 April 2019, The New Stage, National Theatre, Prague Petr Wajsar: Tramvestie (world premiere) Libretto: Pavel Novotný Directed by: Marek Bureš, music director: Richard Hein Soloists: Jana Horáková Levicová, Lenka Šmídová, Dušan Růžička, Jiří Sulženko Following performances: 22 Apr, 7 and 20 May, 23 Jun 2019

Hong Kong resonated with the music of Janáček and Dvořák

One of the ensembles performing at the 45th year of the prestigious international Hong Kong Arts festival (Feb 16 – Mar 18) was the ensemble of the National Theatre Brno. HK Cultural Centre’s Concert Hall, which can host nearly 1,600 visitors, saw them perform four times altogether – twice it was Janáček’s opera The Makropulos Case, then his Sinfonietta, Eternal … Read more