Janacek: The Makropulos Case

Cat. No. CHAN 3138(2)

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No. of discs: 2

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CHAN 3138 - Janacek: The Makropulos Case


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CD available From: 01 February 2007

Leos Janacek (1854-1928)

The Makropulos Case

125:43

Opera in Three Acts

Libretto by the composer after Karel Capek's comedy Vec Makropulos

English translation by Norman Tucker

COMPACT DISC ONE

Act I

35:45

Prelude

5:22

'Oh dear, my goodness!'

4:14

Vítek, Gregor

'Daddy, she really is wonderful'

1:55

Kristina, Gregor, Vítek

'Come this way please'

11:23

Kolenaty, Kristina, Marty, Gregor

'Gone at last!'

5:53

'Emilia'

4:10

Gregor, Marty

'Found it! We've found it'

2:45

Kolenaty, Marty, Gregor, Prus

Act II

30:25

'Did you ever see such flowers?'

2:14

Cleaner, Stage Hand, Prus

'Janek, come on. No one here will see us'

6:35

Kristina, Janek, Prus, Marty, Gregor, Vítek

'Excuse me. Excuse me, may I…'

4:15

Hauk, Marty, Prus

'And the next! Is that the lot?'

1:34

Marty, Vítek, Kristina, Janek, Prus, Gregor

'Allow me to ask this question'

6:29

Prus, Marty

'Is that you, Bertie?'

9:17

Marty, Gregor, Cleaner, Janek, Prus

66:24

COMPACT DISC TWO

Act III

29:34

'Well? D'you hear me?'

5:30

Marty, Prus, Chambermaid

'Buenos dias Maxi! Why so early?'

3:29

Marty, Hauk, Chambermaid, Kolenaty, Gregor

'The seal and th'initials E.M.'

12:20

Gregor, Vítek, Kolenaty, Prus, Marty, Kristina

'Fetch the doctor!'

8:14

Kolenaty, Marty, Gregor, Vítek, Prus, Kristina, Chorus

Interview with Sir Charles Mackerras

Sir Charles Mackerra talks with Rodney Milnes about how he came to love Janácek, the man and the musician.

Parts 1-6

29.29

59:19

Cheryl Barker soprano - Emilia Marty (E.M.)

Neal Davies bass-baritone - Dr Kolenaty

John Graham-Hall tenor - Vítek

Elena Xanthoudakis soprano - Kristina

Robert Brubaker tenor - Albert Gregor

John Wegner baritone - Baron Jaroslav Prus

Thomas Walker tenor - Janek Prus

Graham Clark Count Hauk-Šendorf

Graham Danby bass - Stage Hand

Kathleen Wilkinson mezzo-soprano - Cleaner

Susanna Tudor-Thomas mezzo-soprano - Chambermaid

English National Opera Chorus

English National Opera Orchestra

Sir Charles Mackerras

Recorded in:

London Coliseum

18, 20, 24 & 26 May 2006

Producer(s)

Brian Couzens

Sound Engineer(s)

Mike Hatch

Andrew Mellor

Format: Digital CD 16Bit 44.1Khz
Originally recorded in: 24Bit 96Khz

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