Dan Bárta, Kamil Střihavka, Bára Basiková, Bohouš Josef and others took turns on the stage. The Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra was conducted by Ota Balage.
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The opening concert of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Friday, August 20, 2021 was a performance by Jesus Christ Superstar. On Kamil Střihavka.
Photo: Petr Hloušek, Právo
Today, no lucid listener can doubt the qualities of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s and Tim Rice’s compositions. The musical celebrates its 50th anniversary and is still played.
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Friday’s concert also confirmed that the Czech interpretation of their material, the version from the “nineties”, has something extra in it. At that time, she acted as a revelation on the Czech scene, and in 2021 she was not a day old. The wrinkles in the faces of the protagonists have increased, but it is still a current, captivating funk-rock whirlwind. The combination of Bárta-Střihavka’s voices has something unique in him, which can also be recognized in other older cover versions (eg Deep Purple).
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The opening concert of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Friday, August 20, 2021 was a performance by Jesus Christ Superstar. On Kamil Střihavka.
Photo: Petr Hloušek, Právo
The Prague Jesus Christ Superstar is fully comparable to the American versions, and contemporary Czech musicals, in addition to this classic, sound like pathetic payments. It is no wonder that 1288 reruns of Jesus took place in the Spiral Theater at the Prague Exhibition Grounds.
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It is difficult to imagine a better opening of the Karlovy Vary festival.
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