Marie Podvalová, Prague National Theatre Chorus and Orchestra, Zdenek Chalabala - Fibich: Sárka (2010)
Artist: Prague National Theatre Chorus and Orchestra, Zdenek Chalabala, Marie Podvalová
Title: Fibich: Sárka
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Supraphon
Genre: Classical, Opera
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:05:33
Total Size: 362 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Fibich: Sárka
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Supraphon
Genre: Classical, Opera
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:05:33
Total Size: 362 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Šárka, .: "Overture" (00:10:00)
02. Šárka, ., Act I: "Shadows of Departed Souls" (Vlasta) (00:05:54)
03. Šárka, ., Act I: "Dead! My Arrow Flew Straight to Its Breast!" (Šárka) (00:01:30)
04. Šárka, ., Act I: "Šárko - It´s You! - You Too Are Wandering" (Šárka, Vlasta) (00:03:32)
05. Šárka, ., Act I: "With Grieving Hearts" (Libyna, Svatava, Mlada, Radka, Častava) (00:02:03)
06. Šárka, ., Act I: "Oh, You Fainthearted Maidens!" (Šárka, Vlasta) (00:03:14)
07. Šárka, ., Act I: "Welcome, Mighty Přemysl, Our Ruler!" (kníže Přemysl) (00:09:26)
08. Šárka, ., Act I: "Our God Eternal, Ruler of the Light" (Vitoraz, žrec) (00:02:54)
09. Šárka, ., Act I: "Oh You Men, You Boastful Vipers!" (kníže Přemysl, Ctirad, Šárka) (00:01:51)
10. Šárka, ., Act I: "In the Sacred Name" (kníže Přemysl, Vlasta) (00:04:58)
11. Šárka, ., Act I: "Arise, Vlasta!" (kníže Přemysl, Ctirad, Šárka, Vlasta) (00:03:04)
12. Šárka, ., Act II: "Introduction" (00:01:02)
13. Šárka, ., Act II: "Halt! We Have Reached Our Goal!" (Vlasta) (00:02:56)
14. Šárka, ., Act II: "Hoy! Sisters, Goog Health!" (Vlasta, Mlada, Radka) (00:02:32)
15. Šárka, ., Act II: "Be It a Chasing Race! Hoyo!" (Šárka, Vlasta, Libyna, Svatava, Hosta, Častava) (00:03:20)
16. Šárka, ., Act II: "The Hatred Creeps Like a Dark Shadow" (Šárka, Libyna, Svatava, Mlada, Radka, Častava) (00:03:18)
17. Šárka, ., Act II: "Enough Is Said! Time Speeds On!" (Šárka) (00:02:34)
18. Šárka, ., Act II: "Silence Reigns... Mlada, Lay Your Horn Beside Me, Here!" (Šárka) (00:04:16)
19. Šárka, ., Act II: "The Silver Moon Rises" (Ctirad, Šárka) (00:04:20)
20. Šárka, ., Act II: "Woe! Help Me!" (Ctirad, Šárka) (00:02:47)
21. Šárka, ., Act II: "Yes, Indeed, I Hated You!" (Ctirad, Šárka) (00:04:34)
22. Šárka, ., Act II: "You Are Mine, and No One Will Take You Away!" (Ctirad, Šárka) (00:05:49)
23. Šárka, ., Act II: "Woe! Away! Quickly Away! Please Flee!" (Ctirad, Šárka, Radka) (00:03:05)
24. Šárka, ., Act III: "Introduction" (00:03:27)
25. Šárka, ., Act III: "You Have Led Me and My Men of Arms" (kníže Přemysl, Šárka) (00:03:41)
26. Šárka, ., Act III: "Hear Me, Eternal Sky" (kníže Přemysl, Šárka) (00:02:51)
27. Šárka, ., Act III: "Where Have You Brought Me, Awful Treachery?" (Šárka) (00:02:40)
28. Šárka, ., Act III: "A Court of Justice Has Examined" (Ctirad, Vlasta) (00:04:49)
29. Šárka, ., Act III: "I Am Not Afraid, O, Cold Death" (Ctirad) (00:03:37)
30. Šárka, ., Act III: "The Time Has Come!" (Ctirad, Šárka, Vlasta, Libyna, Svatava, Mlada, Radka (pouze III. jednání), Hosta, Častava) (00:03:11)
31. Šárka, ., Act III: "Look How Weak I Am" (kníže Přemysl, Ctirad, Šárka, Vlasta) (00:04:25)
32. Šárka, ., Act III: "This Is My Work!" (Ctirad, Šárka) (00:01:56)
33. Šárka, ., Act III: "Look - Over There!" (Ctirad, Šárka) (00:05:57)
Total length: 02:05:33
Label: SUPRAPHON a.s.
Performers:
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 (Vitoraz)
Prague National Theatre Orchestra & Prague National Theatre Opera Chorus, Zdenek Chalabala
The opera Šárka could be termed a joint work of deep love and feeling. Zdenek Fibich composed it at the end of the 19th century to the libretto of Anežka Schulzová, his pupil and love of his life.
The story of Šárka loosely links up to the action of the festive opera Libuše, created by Bedrich Smetana. It depicts the outbreak of the so-called Maidens’ War following the death of the mythical Princess, when women wanted to regain the privileges they had once enjoyed under Libuše’s reign.
Šárka was premiered on 28 December 1897 on the stage of the National Theatre in Prague with Adolf Cech conducting and impressive costume designs by Mikoláš Aleš. Within the Czech Opera Treasures series, our CD presents the hitherto unreleased 1953 recording of the piece conducted by Zdenek Chalabala, who invited the legendary soprano Marie Podvalová to portray Šárka and the heroic tenor Lubomír Havlák to render the role of Ctirad.
The story of Šárka loosely links up to the action of the festive opera Libuše, created by Bedrich Smetana. It depicts the outbreak of the so-called Maidens’ War following the death of the mythical Princess, when women wanted to regain the privileges they had once enjoyed under Libuše’s reign.
Šárka was premiered on 28 December 1897 on the stage of the National Theatre in Prague with Adolf Cech conducting and impressive costume designs by Mikoláš Aleš. Within the Czech Opera Treasures series, our CD presents the hitherto unreleased 1953 recording of the piece conducted by Zdenek Chalabala, who invited the legendary soprano Marie Podvalová to portray Šárka and the heroic tenor Lubomír Havlák to render the role of Ctirad.
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