Giuseppe Verdi – La forza del destino. Opera in Four Acts
1. Act IV: “Pace, pace, mio Dio” 6:04
Giuseppe Verdi – Otello. Opera in Four Acts
2. Act IV: “Piangea cantando” 13:26
Giacomo Puccini – Tosca. Opera in Three Acts
3. Act II: “Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore” 3:21
Giacomo Puccini – Madama Butterfly. Opera in Four Acts
4. Act II: “Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio!” 4:08
Giacomo Puccini – Manon Lescaut. Opera in Four Acts
5. Act II: “L’ho abbandonato” 2:49
6. Act IV: “Sola, perduta, abbandonata” – monologue 5:05
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), Op. 68
7. “Už půlnoc blíží se” 6:03
Bedřich Smetana – Libuše. Festival Opera in Three Acts
8. Act III – Libuše’s Prophecy (with Six Pictures from Bohemia’s History): “O Gods, almighty” 5:11
Bedřich Smetana – The Bartered Bride. Opera in Three Acts
9. Act III, Scene 6: “Oh, what grief!” 4:45
Antonín Dvořák – Rusalka. Opera in Three Acts, Op. 114
10. Act I: “O moon, high up in the deep, deep sky” 5:06
11. Act III: “Innocent water’s power” 7:26
Leoš Janáček – Káťa Kabanová. Opera in Three Acts
12. Act III: “But death does not come” 3:08
Leoš Janáček – Jenůfa. Opera in Three Acts
13. Act II: “Hail to Thee, Queen” 2:29
14. Act III, Scene 12: “They’ve all left… Leave as well!” 3:37
Gabriela Beňačková is one of the most celebrated interpreters of Janáček’s Jenůfa and Káťa Kabanová in recent decades.
Audiences in major opera houses around the world — from Japan to the United States — have been captivated by her performances in these roles.
Throughout her distinguished career, her richly coloured lyric soprano has brought a wide range of operatic characters to life.
This selection of arias from both Czech and international repertoire showcases the breadth of her artistry, her effortless vocal control, and her compelling dramatic presence.
It also includes a rare example of Beňačková performing in the dramatic soprano repertoire.
(Supraphon 2005)
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