Smetana B. Bartered Bride opera / G.Beňačková, P.Dvorský, R.Novák / CPO / Z.Košler

Bedřich Smetana - Prodaná nevěsta / The Bartered Bride - opera

1981 Television production

Soloists: Gabriela Benacková, Peter Dvorský, Richard Novák, Miroslav Kopp, Marie Veselá, Jindrich Jindrák, Marie Mrázová, Jaroslav Horácek, Jana Jonásová, Alfréd Hampl

Prague Philharmonic Chorus, choirmaster Josef Veselka

Czech Philharmonic, conductor Zdenik Kosler

Sets by Jan Zázvorka, costumes by Lída Novotná, cinematography by Ilja Bojanovský, directed by Frantisek Filip

What opera fan doesn't know the famous opera arias "Our True Love", "Make Up Your Mind, Marenka" or "I Know a Maiden Fair", ageless classics from that treasure of Czech opera, Bedrich Smetana's The Bartered Bride? These outstanding vocal and musical talents featuring world-renowned singers Gabriela Benacková as Marenka, Peter Dvorský as Jeník, and Richard Novák as Kecal, as well as brilliant performances by the Czech Philharmonic and the Prague Philharmonic Chorus, conducted by Zdenek Kosler became the basis for this 1981 television production directed by Frantisek Filip. We are pleased to bring this version, in which the featured singers also play their roles, to the modern audience.

(Supraphon 2006)