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Composer:
Bedrich Smetana

Artist(s):
Irmgard Seefried
Waldemar Kmentt

Conductor:
Berislav Klobucar

Background: Smetana's The Bartered Bride, performed in German, it has long been a regular part of Vienna's mainstream operatic repertory. In 1960 this production was captured by Austrian Radio in a performance that immortalised the interpretations of the original principals from 1959.

The cast was headed by Irmgard Seefried, a great favourite with Viennese audiences. At the time of this recording she could already look back on a stage career lasting 20 years, and yet she had retained the youthful freshness necessary for Marie/Marenka.

The other half of this dream couple was Waldemar Kmentt as Jeník, or Hans, one of the roles with which the Austrian tenor was rightly most closely associated.

The tragicomedy of his stuttering stepbrother is well caught by Murray Dickie avoiding buffo excess. The self-infatuated and vainglorious marriage broker Kecal is entirely plausible when the role is played by another Viennese operatic institution, the distinguished Upper Austrian bass Oskar Czerwenka.

The smaller roles are also cast from strength by singers of the calibre of Hilde Konetzni, Rosette Anday and László Szemere, all of whom milk their brief scenes for all that they are worth. A lively and yet always well-disciplined performance is further guaranteed by the Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera under the direction of Berislav Klobucar, who, often criminally undervalued, presided genially over countless repertory performances in Vienna.

CATALOGUE NR: C785092I
RECORD LABEL: Orfeo d'Or
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 17.50
RELEASE DATE: 11-Jan-2010

COMPOSER: Bedrich Smetana
TITLE: Die Verkaufte Braut - complete
TRACKS: The Bartered Bride.
ORCHESTRA: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Berislav Klobucar
ARTISTS: Irmgard Seefried   Waldemar Kmentt   Murray Dickie   Hilde Konetzni

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: live recording 11-Nov-1960 - sung in German

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