Bedrich SMETANA

 

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Branibori v Cechá (The Brandenburgers in Bohemia)

* Supraphon, 1960           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Prague, Domovina studio

Recording date : Saturday 16 February to Wednesday 06 March 1963

 

Karel Kalaš

Jiri Joran

Ivo Žídek

Zdenek Otava

Antonin Votava

Bohumil Vich

Milada Šubrtová

Miloslava Fidlerová

Vera Soukupová

Eduard Haken

Jindrich Jindrák

– Volfram Olbramovic

– Oldrich Rokycanský

– Junoš

– Jan Tausendmark

– Varneman

– Jíra

– Ludiše

– Vicenka

– Decana

– Old Villager

– Town Crier

 

Prague National Theater Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by Jan Hus Tichý

 

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Certova stena (The Devil's Wall)

* Supraphon, 1960           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Prague, Domovina studio

Recording date : Monday 17 October to Friday 02 December 1960

 

Václav Bednár

Ivana Mixová

Ivo Žídek

Milada Šubrtová

Antonín Votava

Libuše Domanínská

Karel Berman

Ladislav Mráz

– Vok Vítkovic

– Záviš Vítkovic

– Jarek

– Hedvika

– Michálek

– Katuška

– Beneš

– Rarach

 

Prague National Theater Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by Zdenek Chalabala

 

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Dalibor

* Chant du Monde, 1977           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Prague, Czech Radio

Recording date : Friday 30 September 1977

 

Vilém Pribyl

Jindrich Jindrák

Gita Abrahamová

Daniela Šounová-Broukova

Antonin Švorc

Karel Prusa

Miloš Ježil

Bohuslav Maršík

– Dalibor

– Vladislav

– Milada

– Jitka

– Budivoj

– Beneš

– Vítek

– One of the Judges

 

Prague Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Jaroslav Krombholc

 

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Dve vdovy (The Two Widows)

* Chant du Monde, 1974           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Prague

Recording date : Monday 18 February 1974

 

Jana Jonašová

Marcela Machotková

Miroslav Švejda

Dalibor Jedlicka

Alfred Hampel

Daniela Šounová-Broukova

– Karolina Zaleská

– Anežka Miletinská

– Ladislav Podhájský

– Mumlal

– Toník

– Lidunka

 

Czech Radio Chorus

Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Jaroslav Krombholc

 

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Hubicka (The Kiss)

* Supraphon, 1980           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Brno, Stadion studio

Recording date : Sunday 22 June to Tuesday 01 July 1980

 

Eduard Haken

Eva Depoltová

Leo Marian Vodicka

Václav Zítek

Libuše Márová

Karel Hanuš

Božena Effenberková

Zdenek Jankovský

– Father Paloucký

– Vendulka

– Lukáš

– Tomeš

– Martinka

– Matouš

– Barce

– A Frontier Guard

 

Brno Janácek Opera Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by František Vajnar

 

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Libuše

* Supraphon, 1995           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Prague, National Theatre

Recording date : Thursday 11 May 1995, live

 

Eva Urbanová

Vratislav Kríž

Ludek Vele

Jan Markvart

Miloslav Podskalský

Pavel Cervinka

Helena Kaupová

Miroslava Volková

Jana Jonášová

Jitka Sobehartová

Marie Veselá

Miroslav Švejda

– Libuše

– Premysl of Stadice

– Chrudoš from Otava

– Štáhlav from Radbuza

– Lutobor from Dobroslavský Chlumec

– Radovan from the Stone Bridge

– Krasava

– Radmila

– First Harvester

– Second Harvester

– Third Harvester

– Fourth Harvester

 

Prague National Theater Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by Oliver Dohnányi

 

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Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride)

Multisonic, 1947

Supraphon, 1959

Glyndebourne, 28 June 2005

 

* Multisonic, 1947           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Prague, Czech Radio

Recording date : 25-27 November 1947

 

Ladislav Mráz

Jarmila Palivcová

Ludmila Cervinková

Josef Heriban

Vera Krilová

Rudolf Vonásek

Beno Blachut

Karel Kalaš

Bohumír Vich

Jarmila Pechová

Jan Soumar

Bohumil Vild

Jirí Vala

– Krušina

– Ludmila

– Marenka

– Mícha

– Háta

– Vašek

– Jeník

– Kecal

– Principal of the Comedians

– Esmeralda

– Indian

– First Boy

– Second Boy

 

Prague Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Karl Ancerl

 

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* Supraphon, 1959           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Prague, Domovina studio

Recording date : Tuesday 27 October to Tuesday 24 November 1959

 

Václav Bednár

Jaroslava Dobrá

Drahomíra Tikalová

Jaroslav Horácek

Štepánka Štepánová

Oldrich Kovár

Ivo Žídek

Eduard Haken

Rudolf Vonásek

Jarmila Pechová

Jirí Joran

– Krušina

– Ludmila

– Marenka

– Mícha

– Háta

– Vašek

– Jeník

– Kecal

– Principal of the Comedians

– Esmeralda

– Indian

 

Prague National Theater Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by Zdenek Chalabala

 

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* Glyndebourne, Opera Theater

Performance : Tuesday 28 June 2005

Broadcast : France Musique, Monday 20 March 2006

 

Andrew Shore

Diana Montague

Solveig Kringelborn

Alan Fairs

Frances Mc Cafferty

Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke

Julian Gavin

Reinhard Dorn

Andrew Forbes-Lane

Olga Schalaewa

– Krušina

– Ludmila

– Marenka

– Mícha

– Háta

– Vašek

– Jeník

– Kecal

– Principal of the Comedians

– Esmeralda

 

Glyndebourne Opera Chorus

London Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Dietfried Bernet

 

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Tajemství (The Secret)

* Supraphon, 1982           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Prague, Smetana Hall

Recording date : Tuesday 08 September 1981 to Thursday 22 April 1982

 

Jaroslav Horácek

Václav Zítek

Vera Soukupová

Daniela Šounová

Leo Marian Vodicka

Karel Pruša

Oldrich Spisar

Bohuslav Maršík

Eva Hlobilová

Alfréd Hampel

Pavel Horácek

– Malina

– Kalina

– Miss Róza

– Blaženka

– Vít

– Bonifác

– Skrivánek

– Master Bricklayer

– The Innkeeper

– Jirka

– Friar Barnabáš's Ghost

 

Prague National Theater Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by Zdenek Košler

 

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Viola

* Supraphon, 1982           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Prague, Smetana Hall

Recording date : Tuesday 08 September 1981 to Thursday 22 April 1982

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Marie Veselá

Drahomíra Drobková

Dalibor Jedlicka

Jaroslav Horácek

Miroslav Švejda

Karel Hanuš

– Viola

– Sebastian

– Antonio

– Marko

– Orsino

– Fisherman

 

Prague National Theater Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by Zdenek Košler

 

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