ANNA NOVOTNÁ PEŠKOVÁ -
CONDUCTOR
It was her premiere and she immediately surprised with her professionalism, promptness and ability to give the orchestra plasticity, density and colour. The young conductor and choirmaster has worked with many Czech and Moravian opera houses, including the National Theatre in Prague. On the aforementioned evening she proved that she is a great musical hope.
KlasikaPlus.cz, Karla Hofmannová, January 2023
Anna Novotná Pešková is a young Czech conductor. Born in 1995 in Hradec Králové, she moved to Prague at the age of 15 to pursue studies at the Prague Conservatory due to her passion for opera.
In 2023, she joined the ensemble at the National Theatre, Prague. Her conducting debut at the National Theatre was with the operetta Ball im Savoy by composer Paul Abraham in that same year. She has also led productions of operas such as L'elisir d'amore (G. Donizetti) and La traviata (G. Verdi).
From 2022, she has been collaborating with the National Theatre in Prague as an assistant conductor for State Opera productions.
Throughout her career, she has worked as an assistant conductor for various Czech and international repertoire works. Notable performances include conducting operas like Dialogues of the Carmelites by F. Poulenc, Legend of the Misty Mountains by Jan Kučera, and Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi.
In 2020, Anna Novotná Pešková began her conducting career with W. A. Mozart's opera Don Giovanni at the F.X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec, initially serving as a chorus mistress.
Aside from her roles in theaters, she actively participates in concert performances with orchestras such as the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.
She also conducts at theaters like the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre, the South Bohemian Theatre in České Budějovice, and the Moravian Theatre in Olomouc. Notably, at the Moravian Theatre, she conducted Antonín Dvořák's opera Rusalka.
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Upcoming
performances
L. Janáček, Jenůfa - Moravian Theatre Olomouc (premiere 15.11., performance 7.12.) International Music Festival “Janáček Brno” (performances 20.11., 21.11.) G. Donizetti, L'elisir d'amore - National Theatre Prague: State Opera House (25.8., 30.8., 6.9., 9.11., 17.12., 27.12., 31.12., 15.3., 12.4., 19.4., 2.5.) G. Verdi, La traviata - National Theatre Prague: State Opera House (24.10., 26.12., 29.12., 13.2., 14.3., 19.3.) E. Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel - National Theatre Prague: State Opera House (5.12., 10.12. 11:00, 10.12. 17:00, 12.12., 15.12. 14:00, 15.12. 18:00) G. Verdi, Nabucco - F.X.Šalda Theatre: Liberec (14.9., 27.2.) G. Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia - South Bohemian Theatre: České Budějovice (18.10.) B. Carroll - Lend me a Tenor - F.X.Šalda Theatre: Liberec (8.1.) A. Vivaldi, W.A.Mozart - Christmas concert - F.X.Šalda Theatre: Liberec (20.12.) J.J.Ryba - The Czech Christmas Mass - F.X.Šalda Theatre: Liberec (25.12.)
Past performances
25.6. G. Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore, Prague State Opera 19.6. G. Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore, Prague State Opera 16.6. G. Verdi, Nabucco, DFXŠ 30.5., 31.5., 1.6., 2.6. "The Journey" (H. Krása: Brundibár), Liberec 24.5. Concert “Opera under the May Sky”, Smetana House, Litomyšl 10.4. G. Verdi, Nabucco, DFXŠ, Liberec 2.4. A. Dvořák, Rusalka, Moravian Theatre Olomouc 30.3. G. Verdi, La traviata, Prague State Opera 27.3. P. Abraham, Ball at the Savoy Hotel, State Opera 21.3. B. Carroll, Lend Me a Tenor, DFXŠ, Liberec 20.3. G. Verdi, La traviata, Prague State Opera 19.3. G. Verdi, Nabucco, F.X.Šalda Theatre, Liberec 13.3. G. Verdi, La traviata, Prague State Opera
