Prom 45 Janacek The Makropulos Affair.mp3

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Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Janacek: The Makropulos Affair (concert performance; sung in Czech)
Acts 1 & II

20.45 INTERVAL: Proms Extra - The Makropulos Affair Considered
Louise Fryer talks to Janacek experts Nigel Simeone and Jan Smaczny about The Makropulos Affair. Part of a discussion recorded before the performance at the Students' Union, Imperial College.

Act III

Emilia Marty ..... Karita Mattila (soprano)
Albert Gregor ..... Aleš Briscein (tenor)
Dr Kolenatý ..... Gustáv Belácek (bass-baritone)
Vítek ..... Jan Vacík (tenor)
Kristina, Vitek's daughter .... Eva Šterbová (soprano)
Baron Jaroslav Prus ..... Svatopluk Sem (baritone)
Janek ..... Aleš Vorácek (tenor)
Count Hauk-Šendorf ..... Jan Ježek (tenor)
Stage Technician .... Jiri Klecker (baritone)
Cleaning Woman ..... Yvona Škvárová (contralto)
Chambermaid ..... Jana Hrochová-Wallingerová (contralto)
BBC Singers (men's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jirí Belohlávek, conductor
Kenneth Richardson, stage director