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Lyric Opera of Chicago's performance of Jenůfa was accompanied by an exhibition on Janáček
The Lyric Opera of Chicago, with a capacity of 3,300 seats making it the second largest opera house in the USA after the Metropolitan Opera, staged Janáček's opera Jenůfa from 12-26 November 2023. In the foyer of the theatre, the series of performances was accompanied by an exhibition dedicated to Leoš Janáček, prepared by TIC BRNO and the Moravian Museum in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Chicago and the Lyric Opera. The musical staging in Chicago was undertaken by Brno-born conductor Jakub Hrůša. more
The new form of the Brno Music Marathon festival is connected with the arrival of the chief dramaturge, Milan Tesar, music publicist, head of the music editorial office of Radio Proglas and since 2000 head of the international panel of radio music publicists of World Music Charts Europe (WMCE). In the past years he has participated in the Brno Music Marathon as a dramaturge of the World Music Scene. more
The internationally-renowned Barcelona Gipsy balKan Orchestra is a seven-member band based in Barcelona. Their work is influenced by elements of traditional music from the Balkans, the Middle East and the Mediterranean. more
The festival of Jewish culture ŠTETL FEST brings musicians from all over the world to Brno
The date of the second edition of the international multi-genre festival of Jewish culture this year falls on the European Days of Jewish Culture. The festival organises a total of 80 events at 15 venues in Brno. Its basic mission and purpose remains the promotion of mutual tolerance and respect - the motto of the festival being "dignity in diversity". This year's festival also has an important musical line-up, with Karma She, Avraham Taylor and Shalosh all performing. more
The street festival On the boards, pavement and grass for the whole family
The festival of street theatre and new circus On the boards, pavement and grass will close the Brno summer. The 19th edition will take place in Björnsonův sad Park and in the courtyard of the Husa na provázku Theatre. The festival programme also offers workshops, concerts and slam poetry. more
The Janáček Opera NdB announces a recruitment procedure for the position of Assistant Director and Stage Manager
The management of the Brno National Theatre (NdB) has announced a recruitment procedure for the position of full-time Assistant Director and Stage Manager. more
Blending of cultures and genres: The Konektiv project is coming to Brno
As part of the Konektiv on Tour project, the Centre for Experimental Theatre in Brno will for the first time present new musical connections, blending the diverse musical genres and cultures from which the individual musicians originate. more
Christmas in Brno: Three Christmas trees and over two hundred concerts
On Friday, three Christmas trees in the centre of Brno will have their lights switched on. The first of which will be the Tree of the Republic on náměstí Svobody, which has been going on there for 99 years. The opening ceremony will be accompanied by wall-dancing and acrobats on stilts. The programme during Christmas in Brno will offer more than 200 concerts over 30 days in all the city’s squares. Performers include the Gustav Brom Radio Big Band, Hana Holišová and the New Time Orchestra, Igor Orozovič & Company and others. more
Janáček Opera NdB announces auditions for the opera chorus
The Janáček Opera Choir is looking for a new member for the BAS voice branch. Auditions will take place on 1 December 2023. more
Cultural newsletter of the Department of Culture of the City of Brno for the month of November 2023
The Brno Cultural Newsletter brings you an overview of events and opportunities in the coming period with regards to theatres, clubs, festivals and cultural events in Brno. more
Connection, unity, contemplation - these words can be used to describe the musical evening of Schola Gregoriana Pragensis under the direction of David Eben and organist Tomáš Thon, which took place yesterday as part of the Easter Festival of Sacred Music at the church of St. Thomas. Not only the singing of a Gregorian chant, but also the works of composer Petr Eben (1929-2007) enlivened the church space with sound and colour for an hour. more
With a concert called Ensemble Inégal: Yesterday at the church of St. John, Zelenka opened the 31st edition of the Easter Festival of Sacred Music, this time with the suffix Terroir. This slightly mysterious word, which is popularly used in connection with wine, comes from the Latin word for land or soil, and carries the sum of all the influences, especially the natural conditions of a particular location and on the plants grown there. This term is thus metonymically transferred to the programme of this year's VFDH, as it consists exclusively of works by Czech authors, thus complementing the ongoing Year of Czech Music. more
For the fourth subscription concert of the Philharmonic at Home series, which took place on 14 March at the Besední dům and was entitled Mozartiana, the Brno Philharmonic, this time under the direction of Czech-Japanese conductor Chuhei Iwasaki, chose four works from the 18th to 20th centuries. These works are dramaturgically linked either directly through their creation in the Classical period or by inspiration from musical practices typical of that period. The first half of the concert featured Martina Venc Matušínská with a solo flute. more
The second stop on the short Neues Klavier Trio Dresden's Czech-German tour was at the concert hall of the Janáček Academy of Music on 6 March at 16:00. A programme consisting of world premières by two Czech and two German composers was performed in four cities (Prague, Brno, Leipzig and Dresden). more
The last opera première of the National Theatre Brno this year was Hurvínek Sells the Bride, which was co-produced with the Spejbl and Hurvínek Theatre. The première continued the thematic focus associated with the Year of Czech Music and took place on 24 November in the large hall of the Reduta Theatre. more
