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

Gelsenkirchen: The Cunning Little Vixen

16 Dece,ber 2022, 7:30pm, Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (premiere) Directed by: Michael Schulz, music director: Rasmus Baumann Cast: Bele Kumberger (Vixen), Lina Hoffmann (Forester’s Wife, Fox), Johannes Martin Kränzle / Piotr Prochera (Forester), Adam Temple-Smith (Schoolmaster, Mosquito, Cock), Philipp Kranjc / Yevhen Rakhmanin (Priest, Badger), Yancheng Chen / … Read more

Frankfurt: From the House of the Dead

On 1 April, Oper Frankfurt introduced their new production of Leoš Janáček’s last opera From the House of the Dead. It was created by Italian conductor Tito Ceccherini and German-French director David Hermann, who had for the last time worked with Janáček’s music only two years ago, directing The Makropulos Affair in the renowned Deutsche Oper Berlin. … Read more