Jenufa. Opera in 3 Acts

Act 2: Greetings to Thee, Queen


  • Recorded: 3rd January 1978
  • Record Place: Janáček Opera House, Brno
  • First Release: 1979
  • (P) 1979 SUPRAPHON a.s.
  • Genre: Opera

Artists

  • music by: Leoš Janáček
  • libretto by: Leoš Janáček
  • soprano: Gabriela Beňačková
  • conductor: František Jílek
  • musical group: Brno Janáček Opera Orchestra

Album

Gabriela Beňačková

Arias - Janáček, Dvořák, Smetana, Verdi, Puccini

Catalogue Number: SU 3853-2
Published: 4th July 2005
Genre: Opera
Format: 1 CD
- Soprano Gabriela Beňačková is the most famous performer of Janáček's Jenufa and Káťa Kabanová in recent decades.
- Audiences in the greatest international opera houses from Japan to the USA have thrilled to her performances in these two roles.
- In the course of her successful singing career, her colourful lyric soprano has brought a wide range of opera characters to life.
- This selection of arias from the Czech and international repertoire demonstrates the breadth of her repertoire as well as her effortless control and convincing performance.
- This selection also features a rare performance by Beňačková in the only dramatic soprano
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