Leos Janácek (1854 - 1928)Sárka
Opera In Three Acts On A Libretto By Julius Zeyer
Cast
Sárka - Eva Urbanová, Soprano
Ctirad - Peter Straka, Tenor
Premysl - Ivan Kusnjer, Baritone
Lumír - Jaroslav Brezina, Tenor
Aldermen Warriors' Chorus - Tenor, Basses
Warrior Maidens' Chorus - Sopranos, Altos
Young Men's Chorus - Tenors, Basses
Girls' Chorus - Sopranos, Altos
01 - Introduction
Act 1
02 - Just Like The Sun Setting O'er The Hills... (Premsyl, Warriors)
03 - Who Comes Hither Through The Dark Wood (Premsyl, Warriors, Ctirad)
04 - O, Hallowed Silence... (Ctirad)
05 - We Rage Through The Land... (Warrior Maidens)
06 - The Castle Deserted Stands... (Sárka, Warrior Maidens, Ctirad)
07 - Behold, See This Place To Which I Bring You... (Sárka, Warrior Maidens, Ctirad)
Act 2
08 - Why Did My Heart Set To Trembling... (Sárka, Warrior Maidens)
09 - O, Blessed Moon... (Sárka, Warrior Maidens)
10 - Tether Me Fast To This Oak Tree Here... (Sárka, Warrior Maidens)
11 - O, False Deceit And Guileful So... (Sárka, Ctirad)
12 - It Was The Cruel Vlasta Did The Deed... (Sárka)
13 - Ctirad I Be... (Ctirad, Sárka)
14 - We Rage Through The Land... (Warrior Maidens, Ctirad, Sárka)
Act 3
15 - My Soul's Filled With A Solemn Foreboding... (Premsyl, Lumír, Warriors)
16 - It Was The Cruel Sárka Did The Deed... (Lumír, Warriors, Premsyl)
17 - Young Ctirad, Just Like A Star Falling... (Premsyl, Warriors, Lumír)
18 - You Stand Amazed, Gallant Warriors... (Sárka, Lumír, Young Men, Premsyl)
19 - A Sturdy Oak Stood On A Hill... (Girls, Lumír, Sárka)
20 - Leap Up, Flame, To The Heavens... (Lumír, Premsyl, Mixed Chorus)
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Jaroslav Brych
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Charles MacKerras
Recording Date
16-20/8/2000
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