Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Fibich: Bride of Messina / Jilek, Prague National Theatre

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Zdenék Fibich: The Bride of Messina, Op 18
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Hanus, Karel; Horacek, Jaroslav; Marova, Libuse; Sormova, Nada; Svejda, Miroslav; Zidek, Ivo; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Jílek, Frantisek
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra; Prague Radio Chorus

"It would be hard to imagine a presentation more persuasive than this 1975 Prague Radio recording." -Opera News...continue...

Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Performers: Cizek, Miroslav; Dobra, Jaroslava; Erbenova, Ludmila; Heriban, Josef; Hlavsa, Jan; Hlobilova, Eva; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Kolarova, Katerina; Marova, Libuse; Musilova, Milada; Ourednikova, Vera; Prochazk...
Conductors: Gregor, Bohumil
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Leos Janacek: Jenufa / Domaninska, Pribly, Kniplova, Zidek

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Conductors: Gregor, Bohumil
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Libuse Domaninská (Jenufa), Ivo Zidek (Steva), Vilém Pribyl (Laca), Nadezda Kniplova (Kostelnicka), Jindrich Jindrák (Mill Foreman), Zdenek Kroupa (Mayor), Slavka Prochazkova (May...continue...

Bedrich Smetana: Libuse / Jaroslav Krombholc, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 2009-09-01

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Libuse
Performers: Bednaf, Vaclav; Berman, Karel; Jindrak, Jindrich; Kniplova, Nadezda; Kroupa, Zdenek; Subrtova, Milada; Tattermuschova, Helena; Votava, Antonin; Vymazalova, Jaroslava; Zidek, Ivo
Conductors: Krombholc, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Orchestra

The opera Libuse occupies a unique position in Czech national culture. Smetana composed it as a festive opera to be performed on occasions celebrating the...continue...

Smetana: Bartered Bride / Vogel, Musilova, Zidek, Kalas, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 2009-04-04

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93
Performers: Bednar, Vaclav; Hruska, Karel; Kalas, Karel; Kovar, Oldrich; Mraz, Ladislav; Musilova, Milada; Otava, Zdenek; Pechova, Jarmila; Stepanova, Stepanka; Zídek, Ivo
Conductors: Vogel, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Orchestra

During the course of the 20th century Smetana's 'The Bartered Bride' had numerous complete recordings which documented the interpretational mastery of the artists associated with...continue...

Janácek: From the House of the Dead / Gregor, Bednar, Blachut, Zidek, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 2009-01-04

Works: Leos Janácek: From the House of the Dead
Performers: Bednar, Vaclav; Blachut, Benno; Horacek, Jaroslav; Kocí, Premysl; Tattermuschová, Helena; Zidek, Ivo
Conductors: ; Gregor, Bohumil
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

This is the first CD release of the legendary 1964 production of Janácek's last opera by Bohumil Gregor and soloists of the National Theater. The...continue...

Dvorák: Kate and the Devil / Chalabala, Havlák, Komancová, Asmus, Berman, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 2008-06-06

Works: Antonin Dvorák: The Devil and Kate (Cert a Káca), opera, B. 201 (Op. 112)
Performers: Asmus, Rudolf; Berman, Karel; Havlak, Lubomir [Tenor Vocal]; Horacek, Jaroslav; Koci, Premysl; Komancov, Ludmilla; Krilova, Vera; Steinerova, Marie; Vonasek, Rudolf; Vymazalova, Jaroslava
Conductors: Chalabala, Zdenek
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Orchestra

The success of the symphonic poems 'Water Sprite', 'Midday Witch', 'Golden Spinning-wheel' and 'Pigeon', drawing on themes from folk ballads, encouraged Dvorak to seek inspiration...continue...

Best of Eva Urbanová - Verdi, Puccini, Janácek, Smetana, etc

1 CD / Supraphon / 2007-07-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Don Carlos; La forza del destino; Un ballo in maschera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana,...
Performers: Urbanova, Eva
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí; Lenárd, Ondrej; Frantisek Preisler, Jr.; Dohnányi, Oliver von
Ensemble: ; Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Eva Urbanova, opera singer, soloist of the National Theatre Opera in Prague, and guest artist at prestigious foreign opera houses (including New York's Metropolitan Opera)...continue...

Dvorák: Rusalka / Krombholc, Haken, Cervinková, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 2005-05-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka
Performers: Blachut, Beno; Cervinkova, Ludmila; Fidlerova, Miloslava; Haken, Eduard; Hanzalikova, Ludmila; Joran, Jiri; Koci, Premysl; Podvalov, Marie; Tauberova, Maria
Conductors: Krombholc, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Orchestra

This release features the historic 1952 recording of Dvorak's most romantic opera, 'Rusalka'. This performance features the incomparable Beno Blachut as the Prince. He is...continue...

Mozart: Overtures / Karl Böhm, Berlin PO, Vienna PO, et al

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Der Schauspieldirektor, K 486; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), ope...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Hager, Leopold
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Prague National Theatre Orchestra; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Italian Operatic Arias / Urbanova, Lenard, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2004-01-04

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Giacomo Puccini: Edgar, opera; Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Pietro Masc...
Performers: Svehlova, Lucie; Urbanova, Eva
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Martinu: Julietta / Krombholc, Prague National Theatre

2 CD / Supraphon / 2003-02-06

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Julietta
Performers: Bednar, Vaclav; Cadikovicova, Milada; Horacek, Jaroslav; Jedenactik, Vladimir; Jelinkova, Stepanka; Kalas, Karel; Mixova, Ivana; Otava, Zdenek; Prochazkova, Jaroslava; Tauberova, Maria; Zidek, Ivo; Z...
Conductors: Krombholc, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Bohuslav Martinu composed his tenth opera, Julietta, subtitled The Dream Book, during the second half of the year 1936. He finished it in January 1937....continue...

Rapture - Opera's Most Heavenly Moments

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Wolfgang Amadeus Moza...
Performers: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Alagna, Roberto; Ambrosian Singers Of London; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin R...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ozawa, Seiji; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Böhm, Karl; Kulka, János; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ferro, Gabriele; Levine, James; Giovaninetti, Reynald; Maazel...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Accademia di Santa Cecilia Chorus; Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Orchestra; Bayreuth Festival Choir; Bayreuth Festival Or...

Personnel: Reri Grist , Montserrat Caballé, Maria Chiara, Renée Fleming, Mirella Freni, Edita Gruberová, Gundula Janowitz, Edith Mathis, Lucia Popp, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (sop...continue...

Eloquence - Mozart: Overtures / Böhm, Dresden Staatskapelle

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Der Schauspieldirektor, K 486; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), ope...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Hager, Leopold
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Prague National Theatre Orchestra; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Smetana: The Brandenburgers in Bohemia / Tichy, Soukupov

2 CD / Supraphon / 1999-06-23

Works: Bedrich Smetana: The Brandenburgers in Bohemia, B 124/T 90
Performers: Kalas, Karel; Soukupova, Vera; Votava, Antonin
Conductors: Tichy, Jan Jus
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Smetana: Bartered Bride / Chalabala, Tikalová, Zidek, Haken

2 CD / Supraphon / 1999-04-01

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93
Performers: Bednar, Vaclav; Dobra, Jaroslava; Haken, Eduard; Horacek, Jaroslav; Joran, Jiri; Kovar, Oldrich; Pechova, Jarmila; Stepanova, Stepanka; Tikalova, Drahomira; Vonasek, Rudolf; Zidek, Ivo
Conductors: Chalabala, Zdenek
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Janacek: Jenufa / Vogel, Jelínková, Krásová, Blachut, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-25

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers: Blachut, Beno; Cadikovicova, Milada; Fidlerova, Miloslava; Jedenactik, Vladimir; Jelinkova, Stepanka; Kalas, Karel; Krasova, Marta; Subrtova, Milada; Vesela, Marie; Zidek, Ivo
Conductors: Vogel, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Jaroslav Vogel, the conductor, was the world's foremost Janacek scholar at the time of the recording. The work was recorded while the composer was still...continue...

Janácek: Katya Kabanova / Krombholc, Tikalova, Blachut

2 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-25

Works: Leos Janácek: Kát'a Kabanov
Performers: Blachut, Benno; Hlobilova, Eva; Jedlicka, Rudolf; Koci, Viktor; Komancova, Ludmila; Kroupa, Zdenek; Lemariova, Marcela; Mixova, Ivana; Tikalova, Drahomira; Vich, Bohumir
Conductors: Krombholc, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Janácek: The Makropulos Case / Gregor, Prague National

2 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-25

Works: Leos Janácek: The Makropulos Affair
Performers: Prylova, Libuse; Tattermuschová, Helena; Vonásek, Rudolf; Zidek, Ivo
Conductors: Gregor, Bohumil
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Alongside his last opera "From the House of the Dead", "The Makropulos Case" is probably one of the most expressive of Janacek's works. The action...continue...

Blodek: In the Well / Prague National Theatre

1 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-24

Works: Vilém Blodek: In the Well
Performers: Berman, Karel; Kocian, Vojtech; Marova, Libuse; Sounova-Broukova, Daniela
Conductors: Stych, Jan
Ensemble: Kühn Mixed Chorus ; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Smetana: Dalibor / Kosler, Vodicka, Urbanová, Kusnjer, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 1998-11-06

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96
Performers: Kalendocsky, Jiri; Kopp, Miroslav; Kriz, Vratislav; Kusnjer, Ivan; Markova, Jirina; Marsik, Bohumil; Urbanova, Eva; Vodicka, Leo Marian
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

"Ivan Kusnjer and Vratislav Kriz boom away effectively as King Vladislav and his Commandant Budivoj...The orchestra play splendidly for the late Zdenek Kosler." -Gramophone...continue...

Smetana: Libuse / Dohnányi, Urbanová, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 1998-11-06

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Libuse, T 107
Performers: Cervinka, Pavel; Kaupova, Helena; Kriz, Vratislav; Markvart, Jan; Podskalsky, Miroslav; Urbanova, Eva; Vele, Ludek; Volkova, Miroslava
Conductors: Dohnányi, Oliver
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Dvorák: Rusalka / Chalabala, Subrtová, Zidek, Haken

2 CD / Supraphon / 1998-09-28

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka, Op. 114/B 203
Performers: Bednar, Vaclav; Haken, Eduard; Hlobilova, Eva; Joran, Jiri; Krilova, Vera; Mikova, Alena; Mixova, Ivana; Ovcacikova, Marie; Subrtova, Milada; Wysoczanska, Jadwiga; Zidek, Ivo
Conductors: Chalabala, Zdenek
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

In spinto Mlada Subrtov we hear the most thoroughly Czech Rusalka imaginable...And while Supraphon's newer (1987) Rusalka is on three CDs at full price, the...continue...