American bass-baritone Christian Van Horn, one of the leading figures of today’s opera world, will make his Prague debut on 8 November at the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House with a concert entitled The Devil and the King. A regular guest artist at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Bavarian State Opera, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Van Horn will present a programme inspired by the roles that have showcased both his extraordinary voice and his dramatic talent. Accompanied by the Prague Philharmonia under the baton of Rastislav Štúr, he will perform arias from operas by Berlioz, Gounod, Boito, Verdi, and Meyerbeer. The concert promises a captivating encounter with an artist renowned for his compelling portrayals of both demonic characters and regal heroes of the operatic repertoire. performers Christian Van Horn Prague Philharmonia Rastislav Štúr conductor More