TRACKLISTING

CD 1 Act 1 • Act 2
CD 2 Act 3
Orchestral Suite

CAST LIST

Gamekeeper - Dalibor Jedlicka
Gamekeeper’s Wife/Owl - Eva Zigmundová
Schoolmaster/Mosquito - Vladimir Krejcík
Priest/Badger - Richard Novák
Harasta - Václav Zítek
Innkeeper - Beno Blachut
Innkeeper’s Wife/Woodpecker/Crested fowl - Ivana Mixová
Vixen/Young Vixen - Lucia Popp
Dog - Libuse Marová
Cock / Jay - Gertrude
Jahn Frantík - Eva Hríbiková
Pepík - Zuzana Hudecová
Frog/Grasshopper - Peter Saray

RECORDING INFORMATION

Sir Charles Mackerras's Gramophone Award winning recording of Janácek's ever-popular opera now available with full libretto and synopses at mid-price for the first time! Lucia Popp plays the Vixen with an all-Czech supporting cast and the glorious Vienna Philharmonic under the masterly musical direction of Janácek's greatest living exponent.

"Mackerras's thrusting, red-blooded reading is spectacularly supported by a digital recording of outstanding demonstration quality. The inspired choice of Lucia Popp as the Vixen provides charm in exactly the right measure: sparkling and coquettish, spiteful as well as passionate. The supporting cast is first rate, too. Talich's splendidly arranged orchestral suite is offered as a bonus in a fine new recording."
The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs