Prom 45: Janáček : Věc Makropulos, (The Makropulos Affair), a concert performance; sung in Czech
Emilia Marty • Karita Mattila (soprano)/
Albert Gregor • Aleš Briscein (tenor)/
Dr Kolenatý • Gustáv Belácek (bass-baritone)/
Vítek • Jan Vacík (tenor)/
Kristina, Vitek’s daughter • Eva Šterbová (soprano)/
Baron Jaroslav Prus • Svatopluk Sem (baritone)/
Janek • Aleš Vorácek (tenor)/
Count Hauk-Šendorf • Jan Ježek (tenor)/
Stage Technician • Jiri Klecker (baritone)/
Cleaning Woman • Yvona Škvárová (contralto)/
Chambermaid • Jana Hrochová-Wallingerová (contralto)/
BBC Singers (men’s voices)/
BBC Symphony Orchestra/
Jirí Belohlávek, conductor/
Kenneth Richardson, stage director
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