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Opera Matinee: Dvorak's King and Charcoal Burner

The premiere of the original score to Dvorak's folkloric opera King and Charcoal Burner, recorded in Prague in 2019.

Dvorak's comic opera King and Charcoal Burner tells the folkloric story of the legendary King Matyas and his adventures with the collier Matej and his daughter Liduska in the dense forests of central Bohemia. Originally written in 1871 when Dvorak was still eking out a living as a violist at Prague始s Provisional Theatre and was yet to receive any public performances, the first version was returned to the young composer described by its conductor, Bedrich Smetana, as 'unperformable'. Several subsequent revisions were made but today's concert performance, recorded last September at the Dvorak's Prague International Festival, is the modern day premiere of the original score.
Presented by Tom McKinney.

Dvorak: King and Charcoal Burner
Kate艡ina Kn臎啪铆kov谩, soprano... Lidu拧ka, Mat臎j's daughter
Richard Samek, tenor... Jen铆k, a young charcoal burner
Roman Hoza, baritone... King Maty谩拧
Jozef Benci, bass... Mat臎j, coal-burner in the K艡ivokl谩t forests
Lucie Hilscherov谩, contralto... Anna, Mat臎j's wife
Josef Moravec, tenor... Jind艡ich, Burgrave of K艡ivokl谩t
Dana Bure拧ov谩, soprano... Kr谩lovna
Jana Sibera, soprano... Eva
Jan 艩钮谩va, bass... Sek谩膷ek
Ondrej Kopl铆k, tenor... First hunter (knight)
Michal Onufer, bass... Second hunter (knight)
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Luk谩拧 Vasilek, chorus director
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tom谩拧 Brauner, conductor

3 hours

Last on

Thu 8 Oct 2020 14:00

Music Played

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    King and Charcoal Burner (Act 1)

    Singer: Kate艡ina Kn臎啪铆kov谩. Singer: Richard Samek. Singer: Roman Hoza. Singer: Jozef Benci. Singer: Lucie Hilscherova. Singer: Josef Moravec. Singer: Dana Bure拧ov谩. Singer: Jana Sibera. Singer: Jan Stava. Singer: Ondrej Koplik. Singer: Michal Onufer. Choir: Prague Philharmonic Choir. Conductor: Luk谩拧 Vasilek. Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tom谩拧 Brauner.
    • CZCR.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    King and Charcoal Burner (Act 2)

    Singer: Kate艡ina Kn臎啪铆kov谩. Singer: Richard Samek. Singer: Roman Hoza. Singer: Jozef Benci. Singer: Lucie Hilscherova. Singer: Josef Moravec. Singer: Dana Bure拧ov谩. Singer: Jana Sibera. Singer: Jan Stava. Singer: Ondrej Koplik. Singer: Michal Onufer. Choir: Prague Philharmonic Choir. Conductor: Luk谩拧 Vasilek. Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tom谩拧 Brauner.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    King and Charcoal Burner (Act 3)

    Singer: Kate艡ina Kn臎啪铆kov谩. Singer: Richard Samek. Singer: Roman Hoza. Singer: Jozef Benci. Singer: Lucie Hilscherova. Singer: Josef Moravec. Singer: Dana Bure拧ov谩. Singer: Jana Sibera. Singer: Jan Stava. Singer: Ondrej Koplik. Singer: Michal Onufer. Choir: Prague Philharmonic Choir. Conductor: Luk谩拧 Vasilek. Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tom谩拧 Brauner.
    • CZCR.
  • Paul Ben-Haim

    Sonata for solo violin (1st mvt. Allegro energico)

    Performer: Lily Whitehurst.

Broadcast

  • Thu 8 Oct 2020 14:00