blood... this performance deserves the highest praise as an utterly convincing, powerfully coherent presentation of a work too often dismissed as problematic.'

Classic CD

'The music is Janáček at his most lyrical and accessible, especially in the lively spa scenes. Mackerras, undoubtedly our greatest living Janáček interpreter, far outshines his rivals both in dramatic energy and orchestral beauty... Philip Langridge, the British tenor, is one of the most distinguished Janáček opera interpreters.'

 

 

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BBC Music Magazine

'Mackerras delivers a magnificent ensemble performance: the chorus sings with one voice and the mass of minor roles is flawlessly presented. Helen Field and Philip Langridge are superb as the central couple, singing as if the work was in their

CHAN 3029

6 January 2009

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Opera in three acts
Libretto by Leoš Janáček and Fedora Bartošová
English translation by Rodney Blumer

The Cast

Helen Field, soprano - Míla Valková
Philip Langridge, tenor - Živný
Kathryn Harries, soprano - Míla's mother
Chorus of Welsh National Opera
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor

Recorded in Brangwyn Hall, Swansea - 13-18 July 1989
Producer - James Mallinson
Production assistant - Jane Woodfield 
Sound engineer - Mark Vigars
Remastering engineer - Peter Newble

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