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RUSALKA Comes to the National Theatre in Prague This Month by BWW News Desk
- August 15, 2022 Antonín Dvořák’s Rusalka is a true gem of Czech opera, one that has won over audiences worldwide. Ardent melodies, both tender and dramatically extreme, the composer’s masterful work with musical motifs and full-blooded orchestration, as well as Jaroslav Kvapil’s fabulous libretto, evoking K. J. Erben’s simple yet immensely forcible ballads, make Rusalka a work of fascinating beauty addressing audiences of all ages.
DON GIOVANNI Comes to The National Theatre in Prague This Month by BWW News Desk
- August 03, 2022 Accordingly, the new production of the Mozart opera at the unique Estates Theatre is actually at variance with the long tradition - this time, an adaptation of Don Giovanni will be created by the Swedish-Norwegian stage director Alexander Mørk-Eidem in tandem with the German conductor and Mozart specialist Karsten Januschke.
THE BARTERED BRIDE Comes to the National Theatre of Prague Next Month by BWW News Desk
- July 22, 2022 Smetana and the librettist Karel Sabina masterfully mocked all those who expected the “national opera” to be an idyllic picture of the Czech countryside, with its inhabitants being virtuous and governed by high morals.
DON GIOVANNI Comes to The National Theatre in Prague in August by BWW News Desk
- July 21, 2022 If we were to name the places at which Mozart in person premiered an opera of his and which still function as theatres, the one and only candidate in the world would be the Estates Theatre in Prague. The National Theatre Opera has proudly cherished this unique tradition for decades.
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO is Now Playing at the National Theatre of Prague by BWW News Desk
- July 14, 2022 Figarova svatba je osudově spojena s Prahou. Přestože se světová premiéra opery konala ve Vídni, teprve v Praze zažila svůj první skutečný triumf, díky němuž divadelní impresário Bondini u Mozarta objednal operu určenou speciálně pro Prahu - tou byl později proslavený Don Giovanni.
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is Now Playing at the National Theatre of Prague by BWW News Desk
- July 06, 2022 The story, set in the countryside, ironically depicts the relationships within a family, and just as humorously treats the central problem of the parents – how to marry off all five of their daughters.
Review: LAZEBNÍK SEVILLSKÝ v Národním divadle by Krystof Petrasek
- June 21, 2022 V Národním divadle v Praze se od října hraje nové zpracování komické opery Lazebník sevillský Gioachina Rossiniho. V tomto uvedení se můžete těšit na jedny z největších jmen současné české operní scény a lákavé cizojazyčné jméno nové sólistky opery.
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Comes to the National Theatre of Prague by BWW News Desk
- June 20, 2022 The story, set in the countryside, ironically depicts the relationships within a family, and just as humorously treats the central problem of the parents – how to marry off all five of their daughters.
THE FAREWELL PARTY is Now Playing at the National Theatre of Prague by BWW News Desk
- June 13, 2022 Traditions. How to live, keep and pass them on, or rather abandon them in the name of the new world. This is the main theme of the new play by a young playwright Eliška Říhová, which will be performed in the world premiere at the New Stage. The theme presents multiple layers, from the viewpoint of the old and younger generations. One of them opens a seemingly simple situation.
MARYSHA is Now Playing at the National Theatre of Prague by BWW News Desk
- June 10, 2022 The play, based upon a true story about a village girl married against her will, was repeatedly rejected by the dramaturgy of the National Theatre for reasons of excessive naturalism in the way the corrupt relationships among the characters and the circumstances of the murder were depicted.
ONEGIN is Now Playing at the National Theatre of Prague by BWW News Desk
- May 31, 2022 The production, which will premiere at the National Theatre, requires from the performers expressive acting, brilliant dance technique and a profound sense for a range of emotional portrayal of the individual characters.
THE FATHER WATCHES OVER THE DAUGHTER Begins at the National Theatre of Prague Tonight by BWW News Desk
- May 19, 2022 By means of depicting his encounters with his wife, father, friends and passers-by, the author paints a plastic picture of the mental landscape of a man who bears a host of autobiographical traits, yet may be identified with by everyone who is or plans to be a father.
BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY v Divadle J. K. Tyla by Krystof Petrasek
- May 13, 2022 Po povedené pražské návštěvě Divadla J. K. Tyla v rámci Festivalu Opera jsme oslovili divadlo za účelem návštěvy jejich domovské scény. Volba padla na klasický muzikál My Fair Lady. Vyplatí se výlet z Prahy na Novou scénu plzeňského divadla?
POE is Now Playing at the National Theatre in Prague by BWW News Desk
- May 10, 2022 The performance is inspired by selected short stories – The Pit and the Pendulum, Hop-Frog and The Masque of the Red Death, which form the basic dramaturgic structure and are interconnected with a series of atmospheres and messages as varied as Poe’s work.
KOČKA NA ROZPÁLENE PLECHOVE STŘEŠE v Činoherním klubu by Krystof Petrasek
- April 26, 2022 Činoherní klub uvedl 19. 4. 2022 premiéru Kočky na rozpálené plechové střeše. Po Tramvaji do stanice Touha se jedná o již druhou hru Tennesseeho Williamse v repertoáru Činoherního klubu. Na co se mohou diváci těšit?
CARMEN is Now Playing at the National Theatre in Prague by BWW News Desk
- April 18, 2022 Carmen is actually one of the first verismo operas that preceded the “manifesto” of the Italian artistic movement. Its style, and the death of the title heroine, which were at variance with the established opéra comique conventions, seem to have been the reason why the work did not give rise to much public enthusiasm at and in the wake of the world premiere in Paris in 1875.
WONDERFUL CIRCUS Comes to National Theatre of Prague Tonight by BWW News Desk
- April 14, 2022 This poetic story about a futile quest for the unachievable is embodied by figures of clowns incited by a magician – the Seducer – and a vision of the beautiful Venus, who takes on the forms of earthly women.
COSMOS Comes to National Theatre of Prague Tonight by BWW News Desk
- April 13, 2022 Its protagonist leaves his home in Warsaw so as to seek peace in the mountain resort of Zakopane. He abandons the familiar world anchored in the cosmos through the well-established rules and notions of reality, and discover a new one, abounding it confusing weirdness.
THE VISIT Begins Performances This Week at National Theatre of Prague by BWW News Desk
- March 28, 2022 Four men, old friends, hold a party. They discuss personal and historical matters, the long-given and the irrevocable, they talk about the extinction of humankind, the global powers’ geopolitical escapades, the corruptness of the Czech elites.
BWW Review: DIVADLO J. K. TYLA NAVŠTÍVILO NÁRODNÍ DIVADLO V PRAZE SE SVOU VĚCÍ MAKROPULOS by Krystof Petrasek
- March 09, 2022 Divadlo J. K. Tyla uvedlo v rámci festivalu hudebního divadla Opera 2022 v Praze operu Leoše Janáčka Věc Makropulos. Libreto opery vychází se slavné hry Karla Čapka, který dal Janáčkovi ke vzniku textu svolení. V Plzni se hraje vůbec poprvé. Jak se návštěva na pražské scéně povedla?
BWW Review: ABSOLVENT v Divadle Na Fidlovacce by Krystof Petrasek
- February 24, 2022 Divadlo na Fidlovačce odehrálo 12. 2. 2022 českou premiéru hořkosladké komedie Absolvent na motivy novely Charlese Webba, ze které vzešel světoznámý snímek s Dustinem Hoffmanem v hlavní roli.
BWW Review: ROMEO A JULIE ve Státní opeře by Krystof Petrasek
- February 15, 2022 Národní divadlo v Praze odehrálo v budově Státní opery premiéru očekávaného baletu Sergeje Prokofjeva Romeo a Julie. Po moderně zpracované inscenaci Petra Zusky, která se hrála několik let, přichází tradičně zpracované provedení Romea a Julie v choreografii Johna Cranka.