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SMETANA: Bartered Bride (The) (Sung in English)

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Label: Chandos

Series: Opera in English

Genre: Opera

Period: Romantic

Catalogue No: CHAN3128-29

Barcode: 095115312827

Release Date: 11/2005

SMETANA: Bartered Bride (The) (Sung in English)

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Disc 1

Smetana, Bedřich
Sabina, Karel - Lyricist

The Bartered Bride (Sung in English)

Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)
Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden (Choir)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Howard, Yvonne (mezzo-soprano)
Robinson, Timothy (tenor)
Leggate, Robin (tenor)
Bonner, Yvette (soprano)
Hesketh-Harvey, Kit (vocals)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Moses, Geoffrey (bass)

1

Overture

06:28

Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

2

Act I Scene 1: Time at last for celebration (Chorus)

04:36

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

3

Act I Scene 1: Why do you look so downcast (Jenik, Marenka, Chorus)

03:27

Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

4

Act I Scene 2: Jenik, what will happen if Mother's right? (Marenka, Jenik)

01:18

Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

5

Act I Scene 2: Promise me that you would never (Marenka)

03:34

Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

6

Act I Scene 2: Is it so unfair to want to know (Marenka, Jenik)

00:53

Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

7

Act I Scene 2: Such a mother is a blessing (Jenik, Marenka)

02:25

Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

8

Act I Scene 2: Faithful love I vow to you (Marenka, Jenik)

03:44

Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

9

Act I Scene 3: Every detail has been sorted (Kecal, Krusina, Ludmila)

05:05

Rose, Peter (bass)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

10

Act I Scene 3: Hold it! Are we not forgetting (Krusina, Kecal, Ludmila)

00:59

Rose, Peter (bass)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Howard, Yvonne (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

11

Act I Scene 3: Well, as I told you, he's kind and he's gentle (Kecal, Ludmila, Krusina)

03:58

Rose, Peter (bass)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Howard, Yvonne (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

12

Act I Scene 4: Look! She's coming! (Kecal, Ludmila, Krusina, Marenka)

04:52

Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Howard, Yvonne (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

13

Act I Scene 4: Fine then, say what you will (Marenka, Krusina, Ludmila, Kecal)

01:54

Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Howard, Yvonne (mezzo-soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

14

Act I Scene 5: Introduction: Polka - Take your partners for the polka (Chorus)

04:33

Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

15

Act II Scene 1: So charge the glasses, lads (Chorus, Jenik, Kecal)

05:05

Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

16

Act II Scene 1: Furiant

02:18

Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

17

Act II Scene 2: Ma …Ma …My mamma said (Vasek)

02:19

Robinson, Timothy (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

18

Act II Scene 3: Don't say you're the boy (Marenka, Vasek)

01:29

Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Robinson, Timothy (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

19

Act II Scene 3: I know there's a girl for you (Marenka, Vasek)

06:02

Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Robinson, Timothy (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

Disc 2

1

Act II Scene 4: I have plenty of others (Kecal, Jenik)

00:48

Rose, Peter (bass)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

2

Act II Scene 4: Just a word or two, my friend (Kecal, Jenik, Chorus)

02:40

Rose, Peter (bass)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

3

Act II Scene 4: Time and time again I encounter men (Kecal, Jenik)

03:33

Rose, Peter (bass)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

4

Act II Scene 4: Think what it's worth, lad (Kecal, Jenik)

02:04

Rose, Peter (bass)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

5

Act II Scene 4: You'll go home to Moravia? (Kecal, Jenik)

03:34

Rose, Peter (bass)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

6

Act II Scene 5: Ah, my friend! Once you learn (Kecal)

03:50

Rose, Peter (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

7

Act II Scene 6: Come now everyone, gather round (Kecal, Chorus, Jenik, Krusina)

04:16

Rose, Peter (bass)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

8

Act III Scene 1: I'm near now to despairing (Vasek)

04:01

Robinson, Timothy (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

9

Act III Scene 2: Roll up! Roll up ladies and gentlemen! (Ringmaster)

02:45

Leggate, Robin (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

10

Act III Scene 2: Ballet

06:02

Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

11

Act III Scene 2: Oh, it looks so lovely! (Vasek, Esmeralda, Indian, Ringmaster)

04:53

Robinson, Timothy (tenor)
Bonner, Yvette (soprano)
Hesketh-Harvey, Kit (vocals)
Leggate, Robin (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

12

Act III Scene 2: Mother doesn't matter, Mother wouldn't care! (Esmeralda, Ringmaster)

01:44

Bonner, Yvette (soprano)
Leggate, Robin (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

13

Act III Scene 3: Oh, I don't understand it! (Vasek, Hasek, Kecal, Micha)

00:57

Robinson, Timothy (tenor)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Moses, Geoffrey (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

14

Act III Scene 3: What? Dare he? Would he? You do what? (Hata, Micha, Kecal, Vasek)

02:44

Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Moses, Geoffrey (bass)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

15

Act III Scene 4: No! I don't believe you! (Marenka, Krusina, Kecal, Ludmila, Hata, Micha)

04:58

Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Howard, Yvonne (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

16

Act III Scene 5: Oh, Vasek! Don't run away! (Kecal, Vasek, Ludmila, Hata, Krusina, Micha)

01:14

Rose, Peter (bass)
Robinson, Timothy (tenor)
Howard, Yvonne (mezzo-soprano)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

17

Act III Scene 5: Think it over, Marenka, think it through (Ludmila, Hata, Krusina, Kecal, Micha, Marenka)

03:18

Howard, Yvonne (mezzo-soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Leggate, Robin (tenor)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Moses, Geoffrey (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

18

Act III Scene 6: Oh, but the pain! The burning pain! (Marenka)

01:49

Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

19

Act III Scene 6: We dreamed upon a moonlit night (Marenka)

04:33

Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

20

Act III Scene 7: Marenka mine, Marenka mine! (Jenik, Marenka)

04:31

Rose, Peter (bass)
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

21

Act III Scene 8: So then, young man (Kecal, Marenka, Jenik)

01:19

Rose, Peter (bass)
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

22

Act III Scene 8: Be calm, oh my love (Jenik, Marenka, Kecal)

03:37

Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Rose, Peter (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

23

Act III Scene 9: Tell us, Marenka, it's all up to you (Chorus, Marenka, Jenik)

01:11

Gritton, Susan (soprano)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

24

Act III Scene 9: It's Jenik! What's he doing here? (Hata, Micha, Jenik, Kecal, Marenka, Ludmila, Krusina)

03:40

Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Moses, Geoffrey (bass)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

25

Act III Scene 10: Everybody get out of the way! (2 boys, Vasek, Hata, Krusina, Ludmila, Micha, Marenka, Jenik, Chorus)

03:08

Robinson, Timothy (tenor)
Moses, Geoffrey (bass)
Davies, Neal (baritone)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Howard, Yvonne (mezzo-soprano)
Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mackerras, Charles (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:22:08