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SARKA - Opera in three acts: E. Urbanova; P. Straka; I. Kusnjer; J. Brezina; Prague Philharmonic Choir; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Mackerras, cond. 2002 Grammy Nominee for Best Opera Recording and Best Classical Recording.

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The Stubborn Lovers - Comic opera in one act
Zdena Kloubova; Jaroslav Brezina; Jana Sykorova; Roman Janal; Gustav Belacek;
Prague Philharmonic Choir/Jaroslav Brych; Prague Philharmonia/Jiri Belohlavek

Antonín Dvorák wrote his opera, The Stubborn Lovers, in 1874, as his third work for the stage. His intention was to produce a comic opera rendering a humorous tableau capturing the atmosphere and human relations in the Bohemian/Czech countryside. Dvorák´s exceptional compositional invention and profound yet natural feeling for music were by now fully developed. This one-act opera, premiered at the New Czech Theatre in 1881, abounds in down-to-earth yet spirited music backing the action of a gallery of originally conceived lyrical characters. Dvorák´s one-act, however, has proved less than lucky as regards the frequency of actual stage productions. Perhaps this was due to the standard need for the producers to find another one-act with which to couple it in a double bill. We wish to make up for the undeserved neglect of this opera by presenting this recording, the world premiere in CD format, which is dedicated to the coming centenary of Dvorák’s death, an occasion which will be marked by the whole music world on 1st May, 2004.
WORLD PREMIERE!!