He recently sang at the Vienna State Opera, in a month he will debut at the National Theater in Prague, and then he will finish the season at La Scala in Milan. Bass-baritone Adam Plachetka has been traversing the world and the Czech opera scene for 20 years. “Thanks to the pandemic and I had … Read more
The new production of Antonín Dvořák’s most famous opera, which premieres this Friday, March 8, at Prague’s National Theater wants to emphasize the deeper level of the story and focus on the psychological development of the heroine. Rusalka, directed by the creative duo Skutr, also focuses on the clash between the human world and the … Read more
Popular wisdom (what a thing) advises against traveling by boat or getting married on Tuesdays. Although the saying doesn’t say it, it seems that it is not very advisable to go on a cruise if you have done some work in Auschwitz. Anna Lisa Franz, young wife of a German diplomat, is on her way … Read more
No great historical figure escapes it. The public places it on a pedestal and it becomes a monument to inertial worship. Saturday’s 200th anniversary of Bedřich Smetana’s birth is an opportunity to demystify his legacy and remember what he actually means to Czech culture. “For people, it is a myth that we either condemn or … Read more
A year after the death of King Přemysl Otakar II. takes place in Brandenburg in Bohemia, the revival of which was presented by the Moravian-Silesian National Theater this Thursday. Bedřich Smetana’s first opera brings the audience closer to the atmosphere of the 13th century, when Brandenburg Margrave Ota Brandenburg invaded Bohemia, completely devastated it and … Read more
Although there are fewer foreign hires and some replacements, the Minister of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires Gabriela Ricardes assured that “excellence is maintained.” The strong points: the piano of Martha Argerich and the dance of Marianela Núñez. The 2024 season of the Teatro Colón was announced this Thursday under the paradigm of … Read more
Bizet’s Carmen is broadcast in Pathé cinemas live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York in a production by Carrie Cracknell. Aigul Akhmetshina and Piotr Beczala as well as Kyle Ketelsen perform the tragic-love trio under the direction of Daniele Rustioni. The cinematographic retransmission appears careful and thought out with the stage action (specific … Read more
After 21 years, Liberecké Divadlo FX Šalda returned to Nabucco, an early opera by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. It will be staged by the conductor Zbyňek Müller and directed by Dana Dinková. The new production of the story of the liberation of the Jews from Babylonian captivity opens this Friday 15th and Sunday 17th … Read more
They timed their near-hysterical exit to coincide with one character’s words about “love is a fountain to drink from.” In footage that has surfaced on social media, an elderly man is first seen shouting from a box for people to “wake up”. “The spring is defiled, the spring is tainted! The spring is poisoned! This … Read more
Written by: Shaima Abdel Moneim Monday, December 4, 2023 01:55 PM She appeared to be an international presenter Oprah Winfrey Stunning while attending the third annual Academy Museum Gala in Academy Museum of Motion Pictures In Los Angeles, where she bounced Winfrey69, wore a long-sleeved, sparkling purple dress designed by Dolce & Gabbana, during the … Read more