Culture
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“Everything’s new”: Prague’s Metronome festival returns after three years
The music festival Metronome Prague kicks off on Thursday for the first time in three years, with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Beck and Underworld among those performing.
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Pop singer Helena Vondráčková still going strong
Helena Vondráčková, one of the Czech Republic’s biggest pop stars, will turn 75 next week. She is country’s best-selling singer with over a million albums under her belt.
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Rock for People begins in blazing sunshine after two-year Covid break
The music festival Rock for People opened its gates to festivalgoers from around the Czech Republic and beyond at noon on Wednesday, after a two-year break due to Covid.
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New production of The Bartered Bride divides audiences and critics but director remains unfazed
Twenty-one productions of Smetana’s opera The Bartered Bride have been performed at Prague’s National Theatre, but none have been as divisive as the most recent.
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“It looked like a bell cemetery”: New bell cast commemorating thousands stolen by Nazis
A 9801kg bell was cast on Friday to commemorate the 9,801 church bells stolen from Czech territory and melted down for munitions during the Nazi occupation of WWII.
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Antonín Rejcha rediscovered
Czech-born composer and teacher Antonín Rejcha, who spent most of his life in France, is the subject of a new book published by the Moravian Library in Brno.
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Galaxy Le Corbusier: New book tells fascinating story of Czech architect František Sammer
The fascinating life of Czech architect František Sammer is the subject of a new book by art historican martina Hrabová, called Galaxy Le Corbusier.
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Violin virtuoso Václav Hudeček to celebrate his 70th birthday with a series of concerts
Renowned Czech violin virtuoso Václav Hudeček is due to celebrate his 70th birthday this Tuesday June 7th. We take a brief look back at his life and work.
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Newts! New audio drama inspired by Karel Čapek’s famous science fiction novel
This week, a new ‘surf-rock audio drama’, inspired by Čapek’s pioneering science fiction novel, premiered in the United States, featuring some well-known Broadway actors.
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Prague’s Švanda Theatre to present play written by robot on a US tour
Earlier this week, part of Prague’s Švanda Theatre ensemble embarked on a two-week tour of the Unites States.
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Exhibition seeks to make Bohemia’s “locked up” crown jewels more accessible
Fans of history and jewellery may appreciate the exhibition “Czech crown jewels that you can reach”, which is opening at Sychrov Castle in Northern Bohemia this Wednesday.
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Was the reconstruction of Prague’s famous astronomical clock botched?
The 2018 reconstruction of Prague’s Old Town Clock has come under fire. According to experts the copy of the old calendar by Josef Mánes is a far cry from the original.
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