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Adam Plachetka to open the London Handel Festival
Renowned Czech bass-baritone Adam Plachetka is set to perform at the opening concert of the London Handel Festival, an annual musical celebration dedicated to the life and works of composer George Frideric Handel. Plachetka will take on the bass role in Handel's oratorio L'Allegro, il Penser... MORE
Renowned Czech bass-baritone Adam Plachetka is set to perform at the opening concert of the London Handel Festival, an annual musical celebration dedicated to the life and works of composer George Frideric Handel. Plachetka will take on the bass role in Handel's oratorio L'Allegro, il Penser... MORE
New Album "Operette Gala" by Adam Plachetka and Kateřina Kněžíková
Renowned Czech opera singers Kateřina Kněžíková and Adam Plachetka present their new album Operette Gala, just released under the Radioservis label. This unique recording offers listeners a selection of the most famous melodies from renowned operettas such as The Merry Widow, Giuditta,... MORE
Renowned Czech opera singers Kateřina Kněžíková and Adam Plachetka present their new album Operette Gala, just released under the Radioservis label. This unique recording offers listeners a selection of the most famous melodies from renowned operettas such as The Merry Widow, Giuditta,... MORE
New CD Evening Songs
Renowned bass-baritone Adam Plachetka celebrates the Year of Czech Music with an anthology of Czech evening songs by Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Zdeněk Fibich and Josef Suk. All based on love poems for Vítězslav Hálek’s Večerní písně (Evening Song... MORE
Renowned bass-baritone Adam Plachetka celebrates the Year of Czech Music with an anthology of Czech evening songs by Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Zdeněk Fibich and Josef Suk. All based on love poems for Vítězslav Hálek’s Večerní písně (Evening Song... MORE
Matrimonial Duets
What is sure to be a truly special recording, Adam will release ‘Každý jen tu svou’, an album of Dvořák & Smetana operatic arias and duets with wife Kateřina Kněžíková in September of this year. The album, which will be released on the Radioservis label, w... MORE
What is sure to be a truly special recording, Adam will release ‘Každý jen tu svou’, an album of Dvořák & Smetana operatic arias and duets with wife Kateřina Kněžíková in September of this year. The album, which will be released on the Radioservis label, w... MORE
New Season`s Highlights
Adam`s operatic engagements in the 2018/19 season include his eagerly-awaited debut at the Opéra de Paris as Alidoro (La Cenerentola), a return to the Metropolitan Opera as Leporello (Don Giovanni), multiple returns to the Wiener Staatsoper in roles including Figaro, Leporello, Dulc... MORE
Adam`s operatic engagements in the 2018/19 season include his eagerly-awaited debut at the Opéra de Paris as Alidoro (La Cenerentola), a return to the Metropolitan Opera as Leporello (Don Giovanni), multiple returns to the Wiener Staatsoper in roles including Figaro, Leporello, Dulc... MORE
New Grammophone Clemenza di Tito Released
In July, Deutsche Grammophon released ‘La clemenza di Tito’, the latest instalment in their annual Mozart series at Baden Baden. The recording, produced from a live concert performance at Festspielhaus Baden Baden, features a stellar cast including Rolando Villazon in the title role, Joy... MORE
In July, Deutsche Grammophon released ‘La clemenza di Tito’, the latest instalment in their annual Mozart series at Baden Baden. The recording, produced from a live concert performance at Festspielhaus Baden Baden, features a stellar cast including Rolando Villazon in the title role, Joy... MORE
Mozart Requiem With Bayerische Rundfunk On DVD
In February of this year, a DVD recording of Mozart’s Requiem with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Mariss Jansons is being released by Clasart Classics. Joining Adam in the quartet of soloists were Soprano Genia Kühmeier, Mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Kulman ... MORE
In February of this year, a DVD recording of Mozart’s Requiem with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Mariss Jansons is being released by Clasart Classics. Joining Adam in the quartet of soloists were Soprano Genia Kühmeier, Mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Kulman ... MORE
A New Kytice By Martinů Released
December 2017 marks the release of Kytice on the Supraphon label. The CD features two seminal works by Czech composers Jan Novák and Bohuslav Martinů – ‘Philharmonic Dances’ and ‘Kytice (Bouquet of Flowers)’ respectively. The album was produce... MORE
December 2017 marks the release of Kytice on the Supraphon label. The CD features two seminal works by Czech composers Jan Novák and Bohuslav Martinů – ‘Philharmonic Dances’ and ‘Kytice (Bouquet of Flowers)’ respectively. The album was produce... MORE
Impossible Dream CD Released
Being a truly versatile singer, Adam took a brief departure from classical repertoire with the 2017 release of Impossible Dream – an album of musical theatre favourites released on the Radioservis label. For the recording, Adam was joined by the Czech Radio Symphony Orchresra&nb... MORE
Being a truly versatile singer, Adam took a brief departure from classical repertoire with the 2017 release of Impossible Dream – an album of musical theatre favourites released on the Radioservis label. For the recording, Adam was joined by the Czech Radio Symphony Orchresra&nb... MORE
Te Deum With Wiener Symphoniker
In September, Adam performed Dvořák's Te Deum with the Wiener Symphoniker under the baton of Tomáš Netopil. This concert was the first time the Te Deum has been performed at the Konzerthaus in Vienna. Link to review... MORE
In September, Adam performed Dvořák's Te Deum with the Wiener Symphoniker under the baton of Tomáš Netopil. This concert was the first time the Te Deum has been performed at the Konzerthaus in Vienna. Link to review... MORE
