Vec Makropoulos

Vec Makropoulos, known in English as The Makropoulos Case or The Makropoulos Affair, is an opera by Leos Janácek, written between 1923 and 1925, and based on the play of the same name by Karel Capek. It was first performed in Brno on 18 December 1926, conducted by Frantisek Neumann.

A selection of articles about Vec Makropoulos

Ensemble. A Real Thriller - Makropoulos in the Lagoon, with Giuseppe Pennisi

Ensemble. Passionate Urgency - Janácek's 'The Makropoulos Case', reviewed by Mike Wheeler

Ensemble. Nearly Late Romantic - Giuseppe Pennisi was at the opening night of the new production in Florence of Janácek's 'The Makropoulos Case'

Ensemble. Faith and the Devil - Giuseppe Pennisi reports on Janácek and Strauss at the Salzburg Summer Festival

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