Czech Opera Treasures
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Janáček: The Excursions of Mr Broucek
Bohumír Vich (Broucek), Ivo Žídek (Mazal, Blankytný, Petrík), Premysl Kocí (Sacristan of St. Vitus, Lunobor, Domšík from The Bell), Libuše Domanínská (Málinka, Etherea, Kunka), Karel Berman (Würfl, Caroskvoucí, Councillor), Helena Tattermuschová (Young Waiter, Child Prodigy, Student), Jaroslava Dobrá...
This pioneering recording of Janacek's satirical adventure captures the work's sense of surreal fun — More…
2 CDs
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Martinů: The Greek Passion
Jaroslav Horácek (Grigoris), René Tucek (Kostandis), Zdenek Jankovský (Yannakos) Oldrich Spisar (Panait), Vilém Pribyl (Manolios), Lubomír Havlák (Michelis), Nada Šormová (Lenio), Richard Novák (Fotis), Karel Petr (Starý muž), Eva Depoltová (Katerina), Božena Effenberková (Despinio), Martin Ružek...
A charismatic 1981 performance from Czech conductor Libor Pešek — More…
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Smetana: The Bartered Bride
RecommendedMilada Musilová (Marenka), Ivo Žídek (Jeník), Karel Kalaš (Kecal) & Oldrich Kovár (Vašek)
Chorus and Orchestra National Theatre in Prague, Jaroslav Vogel
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Building a Library, May 2023, Historical Choice
2 CDs
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Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Hana Böhmová (Bystrouška, the vixen), Libuše Domanínská (Goldskin, the fox) & Rudolf Asmus (Forester)
Chorus and Orchestra National Theatre in Prague, Václav Neumann
2 CDs
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Fibich: Sárka
Marie Podvalová (Šárka), Lubomír Havlák (Ctirad), Václav Bednár (Prince Premysl), Marta Krásová (Vlasta), Milada Šubrtová (Libyna), Miloslava Fidlerová (Svatava), Jaroslava Vymazalová (Mlada), Ludmila Hanzalíková (Radka), Marie Zalabáková (Hosta), Jaroslava Dobrá (Castava) & Jaroslav Veverka...
2 CDs
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Smetana: Libuse
Nadežda Kniplová (Libuše), Václav Bednár (Premysl), Milada Šubrtová (Krasava), Vera Soukupová (Radmila), Zdenek Kroupa (Chrudoš) & Ivo Žídek (Štáhlav)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Prague National Theatre, Jaroslav Krombholc
This 1965 recording is not literally 'live' but has that lived-in feeling of having just walked over from theatre to microphone. With Kniplová (a Brünnhilde both on record and for Karajan) a... — More…
2 CDs
$17.00