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Dvořák Prague Festival Opens with Performances by Kožená and Plachetka in The Jacobin

From iDNES · () Czech

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  • The 19th Dvořák Prague festival will open Saturday with the Filarmonica della Scala orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly.
  • The festival will feature a concert performance of Dvořák’s opera The Jacobin and a series of concerts by singer Magdalena Kožená.

Dvořák Prague begins its 19th edition on Saturday with a performance by the Filarmonica della Scala, an orchestra made up of musicians from Milan’s La Scala opera house.

Riccardo Chailly will conduct the opening concert. The festival programme will also include a concert performance of Antonín Dvořák’s opera The Jacobin, featuring Plachetka, as well as a series of concerts by singer Magdalena Kožená.

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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.