It was only two years ago that a woman conducted for the first time at the Wagner music festival in Bayreuth, Bavaria. Now the opportunity arose for the second time, and that of Nathalia Stutzmann. “It shows that times are changing,” says the 58-year-old French chief conductor of the orchestra in Atlanta, USA, who presented … Read more
The stage of the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium is ready to vibrate to the rhythm of jazz with the long-awaited new season of The Jazz Corner. This emblematic cycle, which has captivated the hearts of jazz lovers for of the decadesis consecrated as the best jazz club from the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. … Read more
Bobošíková presents concrete examples of until recently unthinkable dealings with people and their works, which are united by only one thing – the place of birth in Russia. The exiled anti-Putin journalist allegedly accredited herself at the press conference of Presidents Petr Pavel and Volodymyr Zelensky last week. She passed all security checks, yet the … Read more
Dalibor, the last premiere of the season at the Moravian-Silesian National Theater, is set to captivate audiences with its powerful story and beautiful music. The opera, composed by Bedřich Smetana, tells the tale of Czech knight Dalibor of Kozojed, who seeks revenge for the murder of his friend by storming a castle. However, his actions … Read more
Unusually, the heroine of the new production of Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák, which was presented by the Netherlands National Opera at the end of last week, is not a fairy, but a prostitute. And she falls in love with an actor from the silver screen, whom Ježibaba helps her charm with plastic surgery. In the … Read more
The second edition of the Festival Les Étoiles du Classique will be held in Saint-Germain-en-Laye from June 29 to July 2, 2023. To discover, 12 concerts and 200 young talents gathered around Karine Deshayes and Jean-Claude Casadesus: The event aims to promote the work and talent of young musicians, the majority of whom come from … Read more
Gustavo Dudamel is one of the highest-paid and most famous orchestra conductors in the world, and he is known for his renewed vision that tries to attract the new generation of artists to the spotlight, and build a bridge of communication with audiences from multiple backgrounds, but today he suddenly leaves his position as musical … Read more
“You have just destroyed one of the most beautiful passages of this work.” This was the reprimand that the conductor William Christie addressed to the spectators of the National Auditorium in Madrid during a concert in December 2016. The maestro nationalized French stopped the interpretation of the Messiah of Händel when in the stalls a … Read more
The 78th edition of the Prague Spring Festival began this Friday in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House with the participation of President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Petr Fiala from the ODS. As is the tradition, Má vlast by Bedřich Smetana was performed, this time by the Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera … Read more
Actress and opera singer Soňa Červená died this Sunday at the age of 97. Tomáš Staněk, spokesman for the National Theatre, informed about it. The daughter of a well-known cabaret artist of the First Republic performed with Jan Werich and Vlasta Burian, after emigrating in 1962 she sang in operas in West Germany and the … Read more