The Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York. side 1: The Bartered Bride: Overture (beginning); side 2: The Bartered Bride: Overture (conclusion) (Columbia 19003-D). North, James N.. New York ...

Bedrich Smetana is one of the most beloved Czech composers -- two others are Antonin Dvorak and Leos Janacek -- and particularly admired for the orchestral cycle "Ma Vlast" ("My Country") and the ...

Musically, Bedřich Smetana’s The Bartered Bride is marvellous, vivid, dance-infused work. In the second performance of the run, conductor Jac van Steen and the Philharmonia Orchestra were achieving ...

In the U.S. it's a challenge for orchestras to survive and thrive, even in the biggest cities. In the Czech Republic, on the other hand, there are five thriving orchestras in Prague alone. From a ...

OPERA was revived on three fronts as the season began to wilt. Down at the Metropolitan they revived Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell” and introduced a new French tenor, Georges Thill. In Mecca Temple, the ...

The Czechiest features of The Bartered Bride – cornerstone of Czech opera and the first to go international after premiering in 1866 – are in the music rather than the story or setting. No accident: ...