SMETANA : PRODANA NEVESTA

SMETANA'S THE BARTERED BRIDE

Radio New Zealand Concert network
Sunday 30th of December 2007 at 3 pm

INTRODUCTION

SYNOPSIS

SMETANA: Die Verkaufte Braut an opera in three acts
Kezal............................ Gottlob Frick
Marie............................ Pilar Lorengar
Hans............................. Fritz Wunderlich
Wenzel.......................... Karl-Ernst Mercker
Micha........................... Ivan Sardi
Kruschina...................... Marcel Cordes
Kathinka....................... Nada Puttar
Agnes........................... Sieglinde Wagner
Springer........................ Ernst Krukowski
Esmeralda..................... Gertrud Freedmann
Muff.............................. Walter Stoll
RIAS Chamber Chorus, Bamberg SO
Rudolf Kempe (EMI 3 81872)

The Bartered Bride (English)

• 2004, Charles Mackerras (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Opera Chorus; Neal Davies, Yvonne Howard, Susan Gritton, Geoffrey Moses, Diana Montague, Timothy Robinson, Paul Charles, Peter Rose, Robin Leggate, Yvette Bonner, Kit Hesketh-Harvey

This Czech opera has been performed in Palmerston North in the past, by the Perkel opera company. Radio NZ is broadcasting the record I own, with the fabulous tenor Fritz Wunderlich.

Here in Palmerston North, on Friday night (28/12/2007, after 7 pm) John Ward's Gramophone Room (88.1, 106.7 fm) is broadcasting the English version conducted by Charles Mackerras (a great Australian, who usually directs original Czech versions).