CZECH OPERA HIGHLIGHTS
PrintBedřich Smetana – Antonín Dvořák
SU 4026-2
Release date: June 2010
The Bartered Bride / The Brandenburgers in Bohemia / The Devil’s Wall / The Kiss / Libuše / The Two Widows / The Jacobin / Dalibor
Gabriela Beňačková, Peter Dvorský, Richard Novák, Jindřich Jindrák, Jiřina Marková, Václav Zítek, Marcela Machotková, Naďa Šormová, Ludmila Červinková, Beno Blachut
With minor interpretational changes, we bring you the latest title in the successful series Czech Opera Highlights - The Best of Czech Opera. In the most famous arias (Song to the Moon, Our dream of love, Oh, you lindens and Prophecy from Libuše), duets (Faithful love, I know a maiden fair), choruses (Our time has come), you can recollect the beautiful voices of some of the finest singers in the National Theatre’s illustrious history. The unforgettable Beno Blachut as Dalibor, the legendary recording of Rusalka featuring Gabriela Beňačková, Wieslaw Ochman and Richard Novák, the celebrated reopening of the National Theatre in 1983 with a performance of Libuše, or the no less famous recording of the Bartered Bride with Gabriela Beňačková and Peter Dvorský in the lead roles.
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| 1. | The Bartered Bride. A Comic opera in Three Acts | 00:02:37 | |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Karel Sabina chorus master: Josef Veselka conductor: Zdenek Kosler Prague Philharmonic Choir | |||
| 1. | Act 1, Scene 1 "Let us rejoice, let´s be merry" | 00:02:37 | MP3 example :: Act 1, Scene 1 "Let us rejoice, let´s be merry" [471 kB] |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Karel Sabina chorus master: Josef Veselka conductor: Zdenek Kosler Prague Philharmonic Choir | |||
| 2. | The Bartered Bride. A Comic opera in Three Acts | 00:02:24 | |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Karel Sabina soprano: Gabriela Benackova tenor: Peter Dvorsky conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 1, Scene 2 Duetto "Faithful love cannot be marred by any former pledge or promise" | 00:02:24 | MP3 example :: Act 1, Scene 2 Duetto "Faithful love cannot be marred by any former pledge or promise" [471 kB] |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Karel Sabina soprano: Gabriela Benackova tenor: Peter Dvorsky conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 3. | The Bartered Bride. A Comic opera in Three Acts | 00:02:00 | |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Karel Sabina tenor: Peter Dvorsky bass: Richard Novak conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 2, Scene 4 "I know a girl" | 00:02:00 | MP3 example :: Act 2, Scene 4 "I know a girl" [471 kB] |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Karel Sabina tenor: Peter Dvorsky bass: Richard Novak conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 4. | The Bartered Bride. A Comic opera in Three Acts | 00:06:04 | |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Karel Sabina soprano: Gabriela Benackova conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 3 "Oh, what a grief! ... That dream of love" | 00:06:04 | MP3 example :: Act 3 "Oh, what a grief! ... That dream of love" [471 kB] |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Karel Sabina soprano: Gabriela Benackova conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 5. | Rusalka. Opera in 3 Acts, Op. 114 | 00:05:07 | |
| music by: Antonin Dvorak libretto by: Jaroslav Kvapil soprano: Gabriela Benackova conductor: Vaclav Neumann Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 1 " O, moon high up in the deep sky" | 00:05:07 | MP3 example :: Act 1 " O, moon high up in the deep sky" [471 kB] |
| music by: Antonin Dvorak libretto by: Jaroslav Kvapil soprano: Gabriela Benackova conductor: Vaclav Neumann Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 6. | Rusalka. Opera in 3 Acts, Op. 114 | 00:05:22 | |
| music by: Antonin Dvorak libretto by: Jaroslav Kvapil bass: Richard Novak conductor: Vaclav Neumann Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 2 "Pitiful Rusalka pallid" | 00:05:22 | MP3 example :: Act 2 "Pitiful Rusalka pallid" [471 kB] |
| music by: Antonin Dvorak libretto by: Jaroslav Kvapil bass: Richard Novak conductor: Vaclav Neumann Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 7. | Rusalka. Opera in 3 Acts, Op. 114 | 00:13:12 | |
| music by: Antonin Dvorak libretto by: Jaroslav Kvapil soprano: Gabriela Benackova bass: Richard Novak tenor: Wieslaw Ochman conductor: Vaclav Neumann Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 3 "Do you still know me, lover?" | 00:13:12 | MP3 example :: Act 3 "Do you still know me, lover?" [471 kB] |
| music by: Antonin Dvorak libretto by: Jaroslav Kvapil soprano: Gabriela Benackova bass: Richard Novak tenor: Wieslaw Ochman conductor: Vaclav Neumann Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 8. | The Brandenburgers in Bohemia. Opera in 3 Acts | 00:03:35 | |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Karel Sabina tenor: Bohumir Vich chorus master: Milan Maly conductor: Jan Hus Tichy Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 1. Scene 8 "Now at last came our time!" | 00:03:35 | MP3 example :: Act 1. Scene 8 "Now at last came our time!" [471 kB] |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Karel Sabina tenor: Bohumir Vich chorus master: Milan Maly conductor: Jan Hus Tichy Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 9. | The Devil´s Wall. Opera in 3 Acts | 00:04:04 | |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Eliska Krasnohorska baritone: Vaclav Bednar conductor: Zdenek Chalabala Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 1 "Only one lovely woman´s beauty touched me" | 00:04:04 | MP3 example :: Act 1 "Only one lovely woman´s beauty touched me" [471 kB] |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Eliska Krasnohorska baritone: Vaclav Bednar conductor: Zdenek Chalabala Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 10. | The Kiss. Comic opera in 2 acts | 00:02:33 | |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Eliska Krasnohorska singing: Jirina Markova conductor: Zdenek Kosler Prague Smetana Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 2 - scene 7: Announce, little bird, announce | 00:02:33 | MP3 example :: Act 2 - scene 7: Announce, little bird, announce [471 kB] |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Eliska Krasnohorska singing: Jirina Markova conductor: Zdenek Kosler Prague Smetana Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 11. | Libuse. Festival Opera in 3 Acts | 00:03:45 | |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Josef Wenzig libretto by: Ervin Spindler baritone: Vaclav Zitek conductor: Zdenek Kosler Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 2. Scene 4 - O, ye lime-trees | 00:03:45 | MP3 example :: Act 2. Scene 4 - O, ye lime-trees [471 kB] |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Josef Wenzig libretto by: Ervin Spindler baritone: Vaclav Zitek conductor: Zdenek Kosler Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 12. | The Two Widows. Opera in Two Acts | 00:04:02 | |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Emanuel Züngel soprano: Nada Sormova conductor: Frantisek Jilek Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 1 " I rule independently" | 00:04:02 | MP3 example :: Act 1 " I rule independently" [471 kB] |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Emanuel Züngel soprano: Nada Sormova conductor: Frantisek Jilek Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 13. | The Jacobin. Opera in 3 Acts, Op. 84 | 00:04:46 | |
| music by: Antonin Dvorak libretto by: Marie Cervinkova-Riegrova baritone: Vaclav Zitek soprano: Marcela Machotkova conductor: Jiri Pinkas Brno Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 2 - Scene 5: We have wandered in foreign lands ... | 00:04:46 | MP3 example :: Act 2 - Scene 5: We have wandered in foreign lands ... [471 kB] |
| music by: Antonin Dvorak libretto by: Marie Cervinkova-Riegrova baritone: Vaclav Zitek soprano: Marcela Machotkova conductor: Jiri Pinkas Brno Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 14. | The Kiss. Comic opera in 2 acts | 00:04:12 | |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Eliska Krasnohorska soprano: Ludmila Cervinkova conductor: Zdenek Chalabala Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 1 - scene 7: And you, my baby - Sleep now, my angel - A little snow white dove was flying | 00:04:12 | MP3 example :: Act 1 - scene 7: And you, my baby - Sleep now, my angel - A little snow white dove was flying [471 kB] |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Eliska Krasnohorska soprano: Ludmila Cervinkova conductor: Zdenek Chalabala Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 15. | Dalibor. Opera in 3 Acts. | 00:02:56 | |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Josef Wenzig libretto by: Ervin Spindler tenor: Beno Blachut conductor: Jaroslav Krombholc Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 1 "I won´t deny it, lies are not my province" | 00:02:56 | MP3 example :: Act 1 "I won´t deny it, lies are not my province" [471 kB] |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Josef Wenzig libretto by: Ervin Spindler tenor: Beno Blachut conductor: Jaroslav Krombholc Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 16. | Libuse. Festival Opera in 3 Acts | 00:04:15 | |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Josef Wenzig libretto by: Ervin Spindler soprano: Gabriela Benackova conductor: Zdenek Kosler Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Act 1, Scene 1 "Eternal gods" | 00:04:15 | MP3 example :: Act 1, Scene 1 "Eternal gods" [471 kB] |
| music by: Bedrich Smetana libretto by: Josef Wenzig libretto by: Ervin Spindler soprano: Gabriela Benackova conductor: Zdenek Kosler Prague National Theatre Orchestra | |||
| 17. | The Jacobin. Opera in 3 Acts, Op. 84 | 00:06:45 | |
| music by: Antonin Dvorak libretto by: Marie Cervinkova-Riegrova tenor: Beno Blachut soprano: Daniela Sounova-Broukova contralto: Ivana Mixova chorus master: Pavel Kühn chorus master: Ivan Sedlacek conductor: Jiri Pinkas Chorus of children and youth at the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra - Kantilena | |||
| 1. | 2 Act "Hail, hail, O, noble lord" | 00:06:45 | MP3 example :: 2 Act "Hail, hail, O, noble lord" [471 kB] |
| music by: Antonin Dvorak libretto by: Marie Cervinkova-Riegrova tenor: Beno Blachut soprano: Daniela Sounova-Broukova contralto: Ivana Mixova chorus master: Pavel Kühn chorus master: Ivan Sedlacek conductor: Jiri Pinkas Chorus of children and youth at the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra - Kantilena | |||
