Čert a Káča = Kate and the Devil : opera in 3 acts, op. 112 / Antonín Dvořák.

Author/creator Dvořák, Antonín composer.
Format Audio (CD)
PublicationPrague, Czech Republic : Supraphon, [2008]
Copyright Date℗1957
Description2 audio discs (111 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorWenig, Adolf, 1874-1940, librettist.
Other author/creatorSteinerová, Marie, 1923- performer.
Other author/creatorKomancová, Ludmila, performer.
Other author/creatorHavlák, Lubomír, 1921- performer.
Other author/creatorKočí, Přemysl, performer.
Other author/creatorChalabala, Zdeněk, conductor.
Other author/creatorNárodní divadlo v Praze, performer.
Parallel title Kate and the Devil
Contents Disc 1 (41:53). Act one. Overture (7:16) -- "Why so early, shepherd" (Chorus, Shepherd) (8:25) -- "O me, little shepherd poor" (Shepherd) (2:13) -- Dance (1:39) -- "Isn't it enraging?" (Kate, Mother, Chorus) (1:41) -- "Good evening" (Devil, Chorus, Musician) (4:42) -- "May I offer you a drink, please?" (Devil, Kate, Chorus) (6:12) -- "Hurray! Jirka is here again!" (Chorus, Shepherd) (0:51) -- "I've been kicked out!" (Shepherd, Chorus, Devil, Kate) (2:50) -- "It is somewhat out-of-the-way" (Devil, Kate, Chorus, Mother, Shepherd) (5:56).
Contents Disc 2 (68:12). Act two. Overture (3:55) -- "Glory to the might of gold" (Chorus) (1:36) -- "Shall I forever listen to your larm?" (Lucifer, Chorus, Gate-keeper) (3:56) -- "Who is it with you, brother, carry what does it all mean?" (Devil, Kate, Chorus, Gate-keeper) (2:44) -- "What seek you? What do you want here?" (Lucifer, Shepherd, Kate, Devil) (3:56) -- "Everywhere I heard but laments" (Devil, Lucifer) (3:39) -- "He might, perhaps, carry her home!" (Devil, Shepherd) (4:22) -- "Kate, get ready now!" (Devil, Kate) (1:31) -- Devilish dance (4:33) -- "How do you like it here in hell?" (2:33) -- Act three. Overture (4:30) -- "Now sad the castle" (Princess) (5:03) -- "What can I do, my gracious princess?" (Chambermaid, Princess) (4:09) -- "He is here, the shepherd, Your Grace!" (Marshall, Princess, Shepherd, Chorus) (8:16) -- "Here I am, what is it, Jirka?" (Kate, Shepherd) (2:46) -- "Take a seat here, my dear princess" (Shepherd, Princess) (2:24) -- "Steady, princess, you go with me!" (Devil, Shepherd, Princess) (2:33) -- "I am grateful!" (Princess, Shepherd, Kate) (2:42) -- "For your gracious kindness to us" (Chorus, Princess, Shepherd) (2:50).
General noteLibretto by Adolf Wenig.
General noteCompact discs.
General noteProgram notes by Daniel Jäger, synopsis, and biographical notes on the performers in Czech, English, French, and German, and libretto with English, French, and German translations (125 pages : portraits, illustrations) in container.
Performer Marie Steinerová, soprano ; Ludmila Komancová, mezzo-soprano ; Lubomír Havlák, tenor ; Přemysl Kočí, bass ; supporting soloists ; Prague National Theatre Chorus ; Prague National Theatre Orchestra ; Zdeněk Chalabala, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded October 31-November 15, 1955, at the Domovina Studio, Prague.
LanguageSung in Czech.
LCCN 2013626096
UPC 099925394325
Publisher numberSU 3943-2 Supraphon

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