She first studied violin at the conservatories in České Budějovice and Prague, then continued her education at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna. In 2004, she graduated in opera directing from JAMU in Brno under the guidance of Associate Professor Alena Vaňáková. At the Chamber Opera of JAMU, she directed productions such as Milhaud’s L’abandon d’Ariane and Le libération de Thésée, Markéta Dvořáková’s Žirafí opera, Janáček’s Počátek románu and the ballet Rákós Rákoczy (premiering as part of the Janáček Brno International Festival 2004). Other productions include Krček’s electroacoustic opera Nevěstka Raab (2003) and Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale (2005), which opened the reconstructed Reduta Theater in Brno.

For the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Plzeň, she staged Donizetti’s Don Pasquale (2005), Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (2007), Dvořák’s Jakobín (2010), and Krček’s Šaty, jaké svět neviděl (2014). At the National Theatre in Prague, she created productions of Smetana’s The Bartered Bride (2008), Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (2018), Rossini’s The Barber of Seville (2021), and collaborated on Britten’s Noye’s Fludde (2016). At the National Theatre Brno, she directed Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore (2017), Zámečník’s Ferda Mravenec (2020), Puccini’s La Bohème (2021), and the operetta The Merry Widow (2023). At the South Bohemian Theatre, she prepared an original project in 2018 involving drama and opera titled Don G and in 2022 staged the grand French opera Samson et Dalila.

She regularly collaborates with the Smetana’s Litomyšl Festival, contributed to the establishment of a staggione at the Chateau in Nové Hrady, and introduced numerous projects there (The Fairy Queen by Purcell, Pygmalion by Rameau, and 3x Ariadna featuring works by Monteverdi, Benda and Martinů). She has also worked with the Chamber Music Festival in Český Krumlov, directing several Baroque operas, and with the ensemble Musica Florea. She teaches opera acting at the Prague Conservatory and, since last season, also opera directing at JAMU.

From 2015 to 2019, she served as the host of the program Noční Mikrofórum on Czech Radio. For the Year of Czech Music, she contributed by directing Smetana’s Hubička at the J. K. Tyl Theatre in Plzeň.

About The Class

The laws and principles of (not only) musical theatre in a wide range of expressive means. Baroque acting with an overlap to more contemporary theatrical forms.  Emphasis on individuality and teamwork with text, music and stage movement.

Level Of Skills Required

Beginners, Pre-intermediate & Intermediate

Maximum number of students

15

Teaching Languages

Czech