The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (CF) has taken home a top German music award for its recording of a long-lost opera. Known as The Fragments, this dreamy, beautiful piece is a shortened version of Juliette, a surrealist opera by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu (1890 – 1959) that premiered here in the Golden City all the way [...]

Ever seen an opera at the cinema? Prague movie theater Kino Aero is screening performances by the New York Met, live from the Lincoln Center in the Big Apple, in full HD quality. This coming Saturday, you can see the first part of Richard Wagner’s massive opus, Das Rheingold (The Ring), which consists either of [...]

If you’re looking for a relaxing way to pass a quiet afternoon, a visit to the Dvořák Museum is highly recommended. It’s situated centrally, at just 15 minutes’ walk from Wenceslas Square past some of the city’s most charming architecture. Housed in an early 18th Century suburban mansion called Villa Amerika that is enclosed by a [...]

If you’re living in or visiting Prague with some cash to spare, and you’re looking for a way into the wide and wonderful classical music scene here, why not start with the best of the best, Mozart? At the truly magnificent Estates Theatre – where Wolfgang Amadeus himself directed the premiere of Don Giovanni back [...]

Air travel is rarely a treat for the ears at the best of times, but passengers on a recent flight to the Golden City from Manchester, England got just that. In-flight entertainment took on a whole new meaning this week when British holidaymakers were treated to a live operatic performance at 30,000ft. Singers from the [...]