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Der Schwan ist mehr als nur eine Projektion

Eliška Weissová ist ein Turbo-Booster von Ortrud, eine Stimme von höchster Kontrolle im dramatischen Feuer, jede Attacke gut gezielt und immer ein Treffer.

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10 June 2017www.google.comJan Brachmann
Wolfgang Wagner's swansong: Lohengrin in Prague

With her powerhouse dramatic mezzo Eliška Weissová circled her husband and Elsa like prey. In "Entweihte Götter" and her final "Fahr heim" she let fly with chandelier rattling force. Clad in sulphurous yellow with beaded jet shoulder pads she looked well able to vanquish Lohengrin in single combat with the swish of her cloak

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01 June 2017www.google.comJohn Johnston

Past Production Reviews

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Nabucco, Verdi
D: Václav Věžník
C: Vinicius KattahIgor DohovičJakub Žídek
Years later, Nabucco returns to the State Theater

After five years, one of Giuseppe Verdi's most played operas, Nabucco, returns to the stage of the Košice State Theater (ŠD). The well-known story from biblical times with the ingenious music of the giant of Romanticism has the ambition to become a hit again, similarly to previous studies in Košice. An international team of soloists, as well as an unconventional meeting of generations in the implementation team, is helping to do so, as it was directed by the legendary Czech director Václav Věžník and the conductor of the music studio by the young talented Czech conductor Jakub Židek.

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19 October 2011kosice.dnes24.skZuzana Vajayová
Nabucco will be the first premiere of the season

One of Giuseppe Verdi's most played operas, Nabucco, will be the opening premiere of this season at the Košice State Theater. The well-known story from biblical times, underlined by the ingenious music of the giant of romanticism, has the ambition to become a hit of the Košice audience again.

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20 October 2011kosice.korzar.sme.sk