3 November 2021 |
Opera
Opera Presents Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs with Slávka Zámečníková
Another unique project by the Opera Company of the State Theatre Košice. It is planned for the second half of November. On Saturday, November 20th, the Opera Company presents Symphony No. 3 by Polish composer Henryk Górecki. The musical work has become one of the greatest hits of modern classic music of the…
27 October 2021 |
Opera
Werthers Peter Berger and Michal Lehotský Speak on Werther
Tenors Michal Lehotský and Peter Berger, who have grown in Košice Opera, have met previously during the opera production in Bratislava and Prague. And yet Werther by Jules Massenet, premiered on Friday - October 29th, brought them together on their home stage, double-casting one role. Lat time it happened eighteen…
22 October 2021 |
Opera
Werther Is Rebel, in a Way
A week later, on Friday - October 29th, the Opera Company ŠDKE presents, for the first itme, the opera WERTHER. by Jules Massenet. At the occasion of the opera, the dramaturge of the opera Stanislav Trnosvský spoke to the director Alexander Wiegold and chief-conductor Vinicius Kattah, about the work, rehearsal…
9 October 2021 |
Opera
Massenet’s Werther - First Time in Košice
The opera Werther will be the third October premiere and the eight premiere of ŠDKE in current season 2021/2022. Its first presentation is planned for Friday, October 29, in the Historical Building ŠDKE.Opera Werther was composed by French composer Jules Massenet. It will be directed by German director Alexander Wiegold who is mostly established in Austria. Music was studied and prepared by a…
30 September 2021 |
Opera
Chief-conductor Peter Valentovič on New Premiere in Kosice Opera
Peter Valentovič becomes, from the new season, a new chief-conductor of ŠDKE Opera Company. He has been guesting in Košice since 2013. In the previous season, he was choirmaster, along with the choir he prepared operetta Duchess of Chicago (22 and 25 September) and opera…
28 September 2021 |
Opera
Roberto Devereux –the Story of Opera
"Košice gave a lesson of belcanto,"wrote opera critic Pavel Unger in his review in operaslovakia.sk, on May premiere of the adaptation of Donizetti’s opera Roberto Devereux. Live premieres are ahead soon, on Thursday, September 30 and Friday, October 1. The theatre brings the first scenic performance of…