21 April 2021 |
Opera
New Roberto Devereux will come to viewers on-line along with world renown names
Opera lovers can look forward to another great experience. The last rehearsals of a new opera production Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti, are done, these days, on set in the historical building of the State Theatre Košice. The premiere of one of the top bel canto pieces was prepared by Košice Opera back in November…
17 March 2021 |
Opera
STAY TUNED FOR A UNIQUE WINTERREISE WITH PAVOL BRESLIK!
One of the most beautiful opera houses in Central Europe, the historic building of the State Theatre Košice in the east of Slovakia, is playing host to another unique project – a staged performance of Schubert´s song cycle Winterreise featuring Slovak star tenor Pavel Breslik accompanied by the acclaimed pianist Robert Pechanec. The performance will be available to watch online.
18 November 2020 |
Opera
EDITA GRUBEROVÁ HAS DEFINITIVELY ENDED HER CAREER
The world-famous opera diva and the first lady of soprano, Edita Gruberová, has decided to end her career. The originally intended farewell to the theater stage, which was to be the premiere of the opera by Gaetan Donizetti Roberto Devereux at the Košice State Theater, was thwarted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Košice…
8 September 2020 |
Opera
Alexander Kaimbacher in Fidelio for the first time in Košice
In the first opera performance of the new theater season you will see two interesting guests from Austria on Wednesday 9 September at 19:00 on the stage of the Historical Building of the Košice State Theater. Austrian tenors Eugene Amesmannin Florestan and Alexander Kaimbacher in Jaquin for the first time in Košice will perform in…
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…
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…