Ostrava’s traditional staging of La traviata presents a terrific evening of singing talent

Czech RepublicCzech Republic Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre / Jiří Habart (conductor). Antonin Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava, 19.3.2025. (GT)

Jana Sibera (Violetta) and Martin Šrejma (Alfredo) © Martin Popelář

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Scottish Opera’s The Makropulos Affair is a triumph with Orla Boylan at the heart of a terrific performance

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Janáček, The Makropulos Affair: Soloists, The Orchestra of Scottish Opera and The Chorus of The Makropulos Affair / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Theatre Royal Glasgow, 19.2.2025. (GT)

Catriona Hewitson (Kristina) and Orla Boylan (Emilia Marty) © Mihaela Bodlovic

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In the week marking Auschwitz’s liberation, Pavel Haas’s The Charlatan gets a memorable Ostrava staging

Czech RepublicCzech Republic Pavel Haas, Šarlatán (The Charlatan): Soloists, Chorus, Ballet and Orchestra of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre/ Jiří Habart (conductor). Antonin Dvořák Theatre, Ostrava, 24.1.2025. (GT)

Pavel Haas’s  Šarlatán (The Charlatan) © Martin Popelář

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