Related articles
SpotlightThe Estates Theatre - Prague's oldest stage, and Mozart's favourite
It is a key anecdote in Czech musical history: that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
felt better in Prague than anywhere else. That feeling was based - among
other things, no doubt - on his outstanding success at the city’s Estates
Theatre, which was the scene of that and other important moments in Czech
cultural history. And it’s the focus of today’s Spotlight by Christian
Falvey.
More
MailboxMailbox
In Mailbox today: The Czech national anthem; the size of the Czech
Republic’s population; transcripts of Radio Prague broadcasts; the Tatra
company’s plans to revive its T87 model; discussion forums on RP’s
website; the number of internet users in the Czech Republic. Listeners
quoted: Aloisie Krasny, Rassem Ben Brahim, Aaron Barnes, Bob Boundy, Walter
Knitl, Ashraful Islam.
More
MailboxMailbox
Today in Mailbox: The Velorex expedition spotted in Arizona, another
reaction to a proposed new Czech national anthem, Radio Prague reports on
the anniversary of the Munich Agreement, ICE, The Plastic People of the
Universe in Ohio. Listeners quoted: Laura Nagle, Christine
Takaguchi-Coates, Jerry Lenamon, Gerd Asche, Jonathan Kempster, Frank
Miata, Charles Konecny.
More
MailboxMailbox
In Mailbox this week: The tragic death of the Czech ambassador to Pakistan
in the Marriott bombing in Islamabad; an alternative Czech national anthem;
Radio Prague’s Magazine; the tallest building in the Czech Republic; the
country’s state budget for 2009. Listeners quoted: Tharwat Elkorm, Walter
Knitl, Saralee Turner, Rassem Ben Brahim, Sahadot Hossain.
More
Current AffairsPM decides Czech anthem needs improvement
New proposals by the Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek will see the
Czech national anthem being spruced up in time for a national holiday on
September 28 - the day of Czech statehood. The changes are supposed to
gently update the anthem and make it more “noble” and appropriate for
the modern age.
More
ArtsCzech musician proposes an alternative national anthem
‘Kde domov můj’ or ‘Where is my home’ is a song familiar to every
Czech, whether he lives at home or abroad. It is the Czech national
anthem.
However, this particular arrangement is not what Czechs are used to
hearing
when the flag is raised during official events. The well-known Czech
conductor and composer Varhan Orchestrovič Bauer, whose work has featured
in a number of films, decided to revamp the anthem and liven it up a
little. More
+1
