The Greek passion : opera in 4 acts / Bohuslav Martinů ; the original English libretto by the composer after Nikos Kazantzakis' novel Christ recrucified.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959.

Contributor:

Field, Helen, 1951- performer.

Cullis, Rita, performer.

Mitchinson, John, performer.

Lawton, Jeffrey, performer.

Davies, Arthur, 1941-2018, performer.

Joll, Phillip, performer.

Tomlinson, John, 1946 September 22- performer.

Moses, Geoffrey, performer.

Mackerras, Charles, 1925-2010, conductor.

Kazantzakis, Nikos, 1883-1957.

Welsh National Opera, performer.

Pražský filharmonický sbor, performer.

Kühnův dětský sbor, performer.

Státní filharmonie Brno, performer.

Language:

Czech

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Operas.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Operas.

Physical Description:

2 audio discs (115 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Other Title:

Parallel title on container: Řecké pašije

Place of Publication:

Czechoslovakia : Supraphon, [1987]

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

stereo

digital recording

Participant:

Helen Field, Rita Cullis, sopranos ; John Mitchinson, Jeffrey Lawton, Arthur Davies, tenors ; Phillip Joll, baritone ; John Tomlinson, Geoffrey Moses, basses ; other soloists of the Welsh National Opera, Cardiff ; Czech Philharmonic Chorus ; Kühn Children's Chorus ; Brno State Philhamonic Orchestra ; Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor.

Notes:

Recorded June 1-6, 1981, at the Brno Stadion studio.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Iša Popelka, biographical notes, and libretto, all in English, Czech, French, and German (32, 60 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Related Work:

Kazantzakis, Nikos, 1883-1957. Christos xanastaurōnetai.

OCLC:

22121284

Publisher Number:

596910361123

10 3611-2 Supraphon

10 3612-2 Supraphon