Offer,Janacek: Katya Kabanova
Cheryl Barker (Katya), Jane Henschel (Kabanicha), Robert Brubaker (Boris Grigoryevich), Peter Hoare (Tichon Kabanov), Peter Wedd (Kudryash), Victoria Simmonds (Varvara), Kathleen Wilkinson (Glasha), Gwynne Howell (Dikoi); Welsh National Opera, Carlo Rizzi
…Rizzi illuminates… with almost Puccinian warmth, while keenly evoking the tightening tensions beneath. …Barker's… intense soprano, large for the role, makes Katya sound stronger than usual... — More…
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BBC Music MagazineDecember 2007Opera Choice
2 CDs
$21.25Contents
Janáček: Katya Kabanova (Kat'a Kabanova), JW I / 8 (Sung in English)
- Cheryl Barker (soprano), Gwynne Howell (bass), Robert Brubaker (tenor), Peter Wedd (tenor), Claire Hampton (soprano), Philip Lloyd-Holtam (tenor), Kathleen Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano), Peter Hoare (tenor), Jane Henschel (mezzo-soprano), Victoria Simmonds (mezzo-soprano), Owen Webb (baritone), Sian Meinir (mezzo-soprano)
- Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
- Carlo Rizzi
- Recorded: 11-15 December 2006
- Recording Venue: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, UK
Introduction
Act I Scene 1: Marvellous! Really, just admit it (Kudryash, Glasha)
Act I Scene 1: What d'you think you're hanging around for? (Dikoi, Boris)