Episode 5
Dvořák had wrestled with opera all his working life, but in his final years he devoted himself to it as never before, producing his very best work for the stage. Presented by Donald Macleod. 5/5.
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Antonín Dvořák
Armida, Overture
Performer: CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra ( Košice), Robert Stankovsky (conductor)
- Marco Polo 8223272.
- 12.
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Antonín Dvořák
Kate and the Devil, extract from Act 2.
Performer: Milos Jezil (Shepherd Jirka), Anna Barová (Kate), Richard Novák (Marbuel), Jaroslav Horáček (Lucifer), Jan Hladík (Gatekeeper), Brno Janáček Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Jiří Pinkas (conductor)
- Supraphon 111800.
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Antonín Dvořák
The Noonday Witch
Performer: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik (conductor)
- Deutsche Grammophon 4350742.
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Antonín Dvořák
Rusalka, End of Act 3
Performer: Renée Fleming (Rusalka), Ben Heppner (The Prince), Franz Hawlata (The Water Goblin), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
- Decca 460568-2.
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