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This year's festival "Janáček Brno 2018" is dedicated to the memory of John Tyrrell and will take place from 17 November to 05 December.

Janáček's Sinfonietta in the new reduced version by Heinz Stolba will have its first performance in Croatia on October 5.

Janáček's critical edition of Taras Bulba (ed. Jiří Zahrádka) and a Große Suite from the opera Das schlaue Füchslein, constructed by Jakub Hrůša, will have their first performances under Jakub Hrůša.

Leoš Janáčeks opera will be performed in São Paolo from August 17. The staging is by André Heller-Lopes.

Sláva Daubnerová’s production premières on 22 March at the Národní divadlo in Prague.

On 7 March Mark Wigglesworth conducts the new critical edition of From the House of the Dead. The staging is by Krzysztof Warlikowski.

On 8 October Tomáš Hanus conducts the first performance of the critical new edition of From the House of the Dead at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.

On 15 July Leoš Janáček’s Katya Kabanova made a welcome return to Opera Holland Park in Olivia Fuchs’ highly-regarded production. Sian Edwards conducts the City of London Sinfonietta, with Julia Sporsén in the title role.

Opera Holland Park presents Olivia Fuchs’ highly-regarded production of Katya Kabanova.

Andrea Breth’s production of Janácek’s Katja Kabanowa opens on 14 June at the Staatsoper im Schiller Theater Berlin.

Something for the weekend: Leoš Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen is currently running at La Monnaie De Munt. You can now watch a recording of the production on ARTE Concert:

Annilese Miskimmon’s critically acclaimed production is currently being performed at the Royal Swedish Opera. The production opened on 18 March, further performances take place on 25, 28 and 31 March and on 3 and 6 April.