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Czech Opera Arias and Songs

Zdeněk Otava (baritone), Maria Tauberova (soprano), Karel Berman (bass), Ludmilla Dvorakova (soprano), Antonin Votava (tenor)

Prague Smetana Theatre Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prague National Theatre Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Robert...

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Contents

Excerpt, Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492

Work length5:07
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Prague Smetana Theatre Orchestra
  • Robert Brock
  • Recorded: 26 September 1954
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas Praha, Czech Republic

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, Act III: Recitative and Aria: Hai gia vinta la causa! Cosa sento!

Track length5:07
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Excerpt, Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia

Work length8:59
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone), Maria Tauberova (soprano)
  • Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prague National Theatre Orchestra
  • Frantisek Dyk, Zdenek Folprecht
  • Recorded: 14 August 1953
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas Praha, Czech Republic

Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: La ran la le ra la ran la la … Largo al factotum della citta

Track length4:29
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Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Duetto: Dunque io son

Track length4:30
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Excerpt, Rossini: Guillaume Tell

Work length3:04
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Josef Blacky
  • Recorded: 28 January 1954
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas Praha, Czech Republic

Guillaume Tell (William Tell), Act III: Resta immobile, e ver la terra inchina

Track length3:04
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Excerpt, Donizetti: Don Pasquale

Work length13:30
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone), Maria Tauberova (soprano), Karel Berman (bass)
  • Prague National Theatre Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Zdenek Folprecht, Frantisek Dyk
  • Recorded: 1 March 1952
  • Recording Venue: Studio Domovina, Praha, Czech Republic

Don Pasquale, Act I: Duet: Pronta io son

Track length6:38
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Don Pasquale, Act III: Duet: Cheti, cheti immantinente

Track length6:52
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Verdi: Rigoletto, Act I

Work length14:28
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone), Maria Tauberova (soprano)
  • Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prague National Theatre Orchestra
  • Jiri Starek, Zdenek Folprecht
  • Recorded: 8 November 1967
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas Praha, Czech Republic

Rigoletto, Act II: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata

Track length5:12
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Rigoletto, Act II: Tutti le feste al tempio

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Rigoletto, Act II: No, vecchio t'inganni … Si, vendetta

Track length2:24
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Verdi: Il trovatore, Act III

Work length12:14
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone), Ludmilla Dvorakova (soprano)
  • Prague Symphony Orchestra
  • Rudolf Vasata
  • Recorded: 04 May 1954
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas, Prague, Czech Republic

Act II: Tutto e deserto - Il balen del suo sorriso

Track length5:21
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Act IV: Udiste? Come albeggi

Track length6:53
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Excerpt, Verdi: La Traviata

Work length5:30
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Prague Symphony Orchestra
  • Rudolf Vasata
  • Recorded: 24 September 1955
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas, Prague, Czech Republic

La traviata, Act II: Di Provenza il mar

Track length5:30
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Excerpt, Verdi: Un ballo in maschera

Work length4:47
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Prague Symphony Orchestra
  • Rudolf Vasata
  • Recorded: 24 September 1955
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas, Prague, Czech Republic

Un ballo in maschera, Act III: Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima

Track length4:47
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Excerpt, Verdi: Otello

Work length5:54
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Frantisek Dyk
  • Recorded: 24 September 1955
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas, Prague, Czech Republic

Otello, Act II: Vanne! la tua meta gia vedo - Credo in un dio crude!

Track length5:54
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Excerpt, Leoncavallo: Pagliacci

Work length4:49
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Prague National Theatre Orchestra
  • Zdenek Folprecht
  • Recorded: 01 March 1952
  • Recording Venue: Studio Domovina, Prague, Czech Republic

Pagliacci, Act I: Prologue: Si puo? Si puo?

Track length4:49
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Excerpt, Puccini: Tosca

Work length3:56
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone), Antonin Votava (tenor)
  • Prague National Theatre Orchestra
  • Josef Bartl
  • Recorded: 17 May 1966
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas, Prague, Czech Republic

Tosca, Act I: Tre sbirri, una carrozza

Track length3:56
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Excerpt, Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

Work length11:02
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone), Ludmilla Dvorakova (soprano)
  • Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra
  • Josef Blacky, Rudolf Vasata
  • Recorded: 28 January 1954
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas, Prague, Czech Republic

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act I: Aria: Vi mnye pisali

Track length4:52
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Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act III: Ja platchu … Platchte

Track length6:10
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Smetana: The Brandenburgers in Bohemia

Work length5:23
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Prague National Theatre Orchestra
  • Jan Hus Tichy
  • Recorded: 19 February-16 March 1963
  • Recording Venue: Studio Domovina, Prague, Czech Republic

Branibori v Cechach (The Brandenburgers in Bohemia), Act III: U sta hromu … O, kez bych nikdy z cesty prave se na krok byl nevysinul … Tvuj obraz divko … Los je hozen

Track length5:23
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Excerpt, Smetana: The Secret

Work length5:19
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Prague National Theatre Orchestra
  • Jaroslav Krombholc
  • Recorded: 06 March 1945
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas, Prague, Czech Republic

Tajemstvi (The Secret), Act II: Jsem zebrak! Po usi az zadluzen!

Track length5:19
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Excerpt, Dvořák: Armida

Work length3:17
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Vaclav Jiracek
  • Recorded: 06 December 1956
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas, Prague, Czech Republic

Armida, Op. 115, B. 206, Act III: Na prahu desnych pousti

Track length3:17
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Fibich: Nevesta messinskaa (The Bride of Messina), Op. 18

Work length4:08
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Prague National Theatre Orchestra
  • Jaroslav Krombholc
  • Recorded: 1950
  • Recording Venue: Studio Domovina, Prague, Czech Republic

Nevesta messinskaa (The Bride of Messina), Op. 18, Act I: Pet mesicu jiz tomu

Track length4:08
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Fibich: Boure (The Tempest), Op. 46

Work length8:53
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Frantisek Dyk
  • Recorded: 30 June 1952
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas, Prague, Czech Republic

Boure (The Tempest), Op. 46, Act III: Tak, ostrove muj, sbohem bu'!

Track length8:53
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Fibich: Hedy, Op. 43

Work length6:48
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Jiri Starek
  • Recorded: 08 November 1967
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas, Prague, Czech Republic

Hedy, Op. 43, Act III: Jsem-li hricka moci pekla

Track length6:48
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Kovarovic: Psohlavci (The Dogheads)

Work length9:41
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Frantisek Dyk
  • Recorded: 16 November - 01 December 1961
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas, Prague, Czech Republic

Act II: Vas v ruce mam

Track length3:58
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Act III: To stalo potu, tu selskou rotu nez-li jsem zkrotil

Track length5:43
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Novák, V: Karlstejn

Work length5:47
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Rudolf Vasata
  • Recorded: 13 October 1956
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas, Prague, Czech Republic

Karlstejn, Act III: Je-li nutno, pane vevodo

Track length5:47
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Krejčí, K: Pozdvizeni v Efesu (Uproar in Ephesus)

Work length3:21
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  • Zdeněk Otava (baritone)
  • Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Isa Krejci
  • Recorded: 22 February 1945
  • Recording Venue: Cesky rozhlas, Prague, Czech Republic

Pozdvizeni v Efesu (Uproar in Ephesus), Act I: Co laska je? Co o ni vis?

Track length3:21
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