Julia Werthimer writes:
>I've just finished listening to the Met broadcast of this opera, and I
>am once more overwhelmed by the emotional intensity and ravishing beauty
>of the music. What recordings do list members recommend?
The one in which Charles Mackerras conducts the Vienna Philharmonic
and the Vienna Opera Chorus (principal singers: Elisabeth Soderstrom;
Petr Dvorsky). Decca 421 852 2DH2, two discs (rounded up by 2 chamber
concertos). Orchestra and chorus are in top form, Soderstrom in excellent
voice, and the mostly Czech supporting cast very good indeed. BUT--the
performance was originally recorded about 20 years ago and the sound's a
bit wayward.
Denis Fodor Internet:[log in to unmask]