Press releases

19/8/2015

Canadian Carmen at The State Opera

Audience members will discover a new face in the title role of one of their most favourite opera. Bizet's Carmen is the first performance of the new opera season 2015/2016 starring Canadian mezzo-soprano Mireille Lebel. Friday's performance under the baton of Tomáš Brauner will be her Czech debut. Alongside Mireille Lebel as Don José the Argentinean tenor Raul Gabriel Iriarte will also debut in his role at The State Opera; he has already sang the role of Faust in Boito's Mefistofele.

28/6/2015

Prague opera season 2015/2016 offers nine premieres and many new concerts

Opera

• Susan Bullock, Lena Belkina or Veronika Dzhioeva will be stars of the premieres • Prague operatic debuts: Adriana Kučerová, Mireille Lebel or Milena Arsovska • Gun-Brit Barkmin, Štefan Kocán, Štefan Margita and Svatopluk Sem return to the Prague stage • Opera productions directed by Dominik Beneš, Jiří Heřman or Keith Warner • Set designs created by Boris Kudlička, Kentaur or Martin Chocholoušek • The State Opera is touring Japanese theatres with Verdi's La Traviata • A concert celebrating the anniversary of The International Antonin Dvorak Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary will be broadcasted by Czech Television on 8th November 2015

9/6/2015

DANCE GALA - world-renowned ballet stars in Prague!

Ballet

The programme of the festive evening has been drawn up by Filip Barankiewicz, the future Artistic Director of the Czech National Ballet. Come and see the evening full of virtuosity, emotions and entertainment performed by world-renowned ballet stars!

2/6/2015

A revolt of nature in Verdi´s Macbeth

Opera

The last opera premiere of the National Theatre´s soon ending season is Giuseppe Verdi´s Macbeth on 11th and 13th June, 2015. The bloodbath based on Shakespeare´s tragedy offers State Opera audiences a new perspective on the famous opera composer. In the musical direction by conductor Jiří Štrunc the title role will be performed by Bulgarian baritone Anton Keremidtchiev or Martin Bárta and next season also by Richard Haan. The role of Lady Macbeth was entrusted to one of the most outstanding personalities of the Prague opera ensemble Anda-Louise Bogza and to Slovak soprano Jolana Fogašová. The opera is directed by a sought out Slovak theatre director Martin Čičvák.

11/5/2015

From the House of the Dead, an opera debut for Daniel Špinar

Opera

After Fibich´s The Fall of Arkun the National Theatre presents another extraordinary opera by a Czech composer. From the House of the Dead will become the third title by Leoš Janáček on the opera repertoire. After the Cunning Little Vixen the music direction is again prepared by Robert Jindra and directed as a debut for the most prominent personality of Czech drama theater and newly appointed artistic director of the drama ensemble of National Theatre Daniel Špinar. The role of Luka Kuzmich will be portrayed by world-renown tenor Štefan Margita. An extraordinary opera, a proud gem of European and international opera houses presented at the National Theatre after twenty-four years will premiere on May 14 and 16, 2015.

7/5/2015

OHAD NAHARIN: decadance

Ballet

For the first time ever, the Czech National Ballet’s repertoire will include works of the legendary Israeli creator Ohad Naharin, who for several decades has been among the crème de la crème of the world’s modern dance theatre.

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