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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 Pragueʼs 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
Kateřina Kněžíková, soprano... Liduška, Matěj's daughter
Richard Samek, tenor... Jeník, a young charcoal burner
Roman Hoza, baritone... King Matyáš
Jozef Benci, bass... Matěj, coal-burner in the Křivoklát forests
Lucie Hilscherová, contralto... Anna, Matěj's wife
Josef Moravec, tenor... Jindřich, Burgrave of Křivoklát
Dana Burešová, soprano... Královna
Jana Sibera, soprano... Eva
Jan Šťáva, bass... SekáÄek
Ondrej Koplík, tenor... First hunter (knight)
Michal Onufer, bass... Second hunter (knight)
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Lukáš Vasilek, chorus director
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tomáš Brauner, conductor

3 hours

Last on

Thu 8 Oct 2020 14:00

Music Played

  • Antonín Dvořák

    King and Charcoal Burner (Act 1)

    Singer: Kateřina Kněžíková. Singer: Richard Samek. Singer: Roman Hoza. Singer: Jozef Benci. Singer: Lucie Hilscherova. Singer: Josef Moravec. Singer: Dana Burešová. Singer: Jana Sibera. Singer: Jan Stava. Singer: Ondrej Koplik. Singer: Michal Onufer. Choir: Prague Philharmonic Choir. Conductor: Lukáš Vasilek. Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tomáš Brauner.
    • CZCR.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    King and Charcoal Burner (Act 2)

    Singer: Kateřina Kněžíková. Singer: Richard Samek. Singer: Roman Hoza. Singer: Jozef Benci. Singer: Lucie Hilscherova. Singer: Josef Moravec. Singer: Dana Burešová. Singer: Jana Sibera. Singer: Jan Stava. Singer: Ondrej Koplik. Singer: Michal Onufer. Choir: Prague Philharmonic Choir. Conductor: Lukáš Vasilek. Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tomáš Brauner.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    King and Charcoal Burner (Act 3)

    Singer: Kateřina Kněžíková. Singer: Richard Samek. Singer: Roman Hoza. Singer: Jozef Benci. Singer: Lucie Hilscherova. Singer: Josef Moravec. Singer: Dana Burešová. Singer: Jana Sibera. Singer: Jan Stava. Singer: Ondrej Koplik. Singer: Michal Onufer. Choir: Prague Philharmonic Choir. Conductor: Lukáš Vasilek. Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Tomáš Brauner.
    • CZCR.
  • Paul Ben-Haim

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

    Performer: Lily Whitehurst.

Broadcast

  • Thu 8 Oct 2020 14:00