Gabriela Benacková, Peter Straka, Eva Randová, Dagmar Pecková
Chorus of the Prague National Theatre
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
dir: Sir Charles Mackerras
Suprahon SU 3291-2 632 2 CD stereo DDD (1997)
Rec. at the Dvorák Hall of Rudolfinum, Prague, 21-27 March 1997
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This set received the 1999 Cannes Classical Award for"Best Opera Recording - 19th/20th Century."
REVIEWS:
Fanfare (5-6/98, p.146) - "Here is a meeting of the two great sources of Janácek opera recordings over the past quarter century: conductor Charles Mackerras on the one hand, Gabriela Benacková and the Prague National Theater on the other....I adore this new recording, more so each time I hear it."
BBC Music (3/98, pp.68-69) - Performance: 4 (out of 5), Sound: 4 (out of 5) - "This new, opulently recorded performance of the most Romantic of Janácek's late operas is full of remarkable things....this is a thoughtful and at times powerfully gripping reading."