7 September 2020 |
Opera
The Unforgettable "Oscar" Director Jiří Menzel Has Passed Away. He Left Falstaff in Košice
The sad news came from Prague over the weekend. On Saturday, September 5, in the evening, the Czech Oscar-winning director Jiří Menzel passed away at the age of 82. It was at the State Theater in Košice that he created his last directorial theatrical "work" three years ago, when he prepared a production of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Falstaff with the opera ensemble, which is one of the most…
7 September 2020 |
Ballet
Another Exceptional Dancer, Jiří Bubeníček, Collaborates with the Ballet
Last week, the ballet ensemble of the State Theater in Košice completed an exceptional “workshop” with the exceptional dancer and choreographer Jiří Bubeníček. It was Jiří Bubeníček who might stage ballet production Franz Kafka on the stage of our theater in 2023. We are looking forward to future cooperation.
4 September 2020 |
Opera
Edita Gruberová in the Slovak Theater After More than Fifty Years
The November premiere of opera by Gaetano Donizzeti Roberto Devereux will be an exceptional event. World-known coloratura soprano Edita Gruberová will perform the main role of English Queen Elizabeth I. She will be back in the Slovak theater after more than fifty years.  You can see it in the first premiere in the…
3 September 2020
Press Conference Broadcasted Live for the First Time
A new vision of the direction, a dramaturgical plan for the new season and a new visual of the State Theater in Košice were presented on Thursday, September 3 at a press conference by CEO Ondrej Šoth and new…
2 September 2020
Orchestra member Peter Takáč Has Passed Away
The shocking news flew through the State Theater in Košice just before the theatrical asset of the employees before the start of the new theater season 2020/2021. At the age of 63, the violinist Peter Takáč, who spent his entire professional life in the orchestra of the Košice State Theater, suddenly passed away. He joined the opera orchestra immediately after graduating from the conservatory in…
26 August 2020 |
Opera
Congratulations to Mária Adamcová on the Beautiful Anniversary
On Wednesday, August 26, the long-term soloist of the opera of the Košice State Theater, mezzo-soprano Mária Adamcová, will celebrate a beautiful jubilee of ninety years. The native of Važec started as a singer in SĽUK. She came to the opera ensemble in Košice in 1955 and until her retirement in 1991, she played dozens of opera and operetta characters. The Košice State Theater is joining a number…