This list is a discography of The Bartered Bride (; ) by Bedřich Smetana. The opera was first performed, in its original two-act format, at the Provisional Theatre, Prague, on 30 May 1866. After substantial revisions it was premiered in its extended three-act form at the Provisional Theatre on 25 September 1870.
The first complete recording of the opera was issued in 1933. Numerous recordings have since been made, in the original Czech language, in German and in English. The list includes both studio recordings and live performances, but not excerpts or highlights. "Year" refers to the year of the original recording; in the case of reissues, the Label and Catalogue No. generally relate to the most recent CD version. Unless stated otherwise, the language is Czech.
Audio recordings
YearCast(Mařenka, Jeník,Vašek, Kecal)Conductor,Opera house and orchestraLabel1933Ada NordenováVladimír TomšJaroslav GleichEmil PollertOtakar OstrčilPrague National Theatre orchestra and chorusHis Master's VoiceCat: 8.110098-991937Hilda BurkeMario ChamleeGeorge RaselyLouis D'AngeloWilfrid PelletierMetropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus(sung in English)BensarCat: OL 58371939Hilde KonetzniRichard TauberHeinrich TessmerFritz KrennThomas BeechamLondon Philharmonic OrchestraRoyal Opera House chorus(sung in German)UraniaCat: URN222861947Ludmila ČervinkováBeno BlachutRudolf VonásekKarel KalašKarel AnčerlPrague Radio Symphony OrchestraPrague Radio ChorusOpera d'OroCat: OPD13541949Elisabeta ShumilovaGeorgi NeleppAnatole OrfenovNicolai ShchelgolkovKiril KondrashinBolshoi Theatre orchestra and chorus(sung in Russian)Concert HallCat: CHS13181951Traute RichterSebastian HauserRalf PetersKurt BöhmeHans LenzerStädische Oper Berlin orchestra and chorus(sung in German)VOX OPXCat:148/1-21952Ivo ŽídekOldřich KovářKarel KalašJaroslav VogelPrague National Theatre orchestra and chorusSupraphonCat: SU 3980-21953Elfride TrötschelRichard HolWilli HofmannGeorg SternKarl Elmendorffdes Hessichen Rundfunks orchestra and chorus(sung in German)Cantus ClassicsCat: 5006751954Elfride TrötschelKurt WolinskyWilly MüllerHeinz RehfussWalter GoehrFrankfurter Opernhaus orchestra and chorus(sung in German)GalaCat: GL1008101955Erna BergerRudolf SchockHanns-Heinz NissenGottlob FrickWilhelm SchüchterNordwestdeutsche PhilharmonieChor des Landestheater Hannover(sung in German)EMI ClassicsCat: 7243 5 74270 2 91956Vilma BukovecMiro BrajnikJanez LipuščekLadko KorošecDimitrij ŽebreSlovenian National Opera orchestra and chorusPhilipsCat: ABL3179-811959Drahomira TikalováIvo ŽídekOldřich KovářEduard HakenZdeněk ChalabalaPrague National Theatre orchestra and chorusSupraphonCat: SU0040-26121962Pilar LorengarFritz WunderlichKarl-Ernst MerckerGottlob FrickRudolf KempeBamberger SymphonikerRIAS Kammerchor(sung in German)EMI ClassicsCat: 81872Anny SchlemmRolf ApeckHarald NeukirchTheo AdamOtmar SuitnerDresdner Staatsoper orchestra and chorus(sung in German)Berlin ClassicsCat: 00204021975Teresa StratasRené KolloHeinz ZednikWalter BerryJaroslav KrombholcMünchner RundfunkorchesterChor des Bayerischen Rundfunks(sung in German)RCA Red SealCat: 74321-405761978Teresa StratasNicolai GeddaJon VickersMartti TalvelaJames LevineMetropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus(sung in English)BensarCat: OL122781982Gabriela BeňačkováPeter DvorskýMiroslav KoppRichard NovákZdeněk KošlerCzech Philharmonic & chorusSupraphonCat: SU3703-21999Oksana KrovytskaMiroslav DvorskýJohn CogramJiří SulženkoZdeněk MácalOpéra de Nancy orchestra and chorusCelestial AudioCat: CA0032004Susan GrittonPaul Charles ClarkeTimothy RobinsonPeter RoseCharles MackerrasPhilharmonia OrchestraRoyal Opera House chorus(sung in English)ChandosCat: CHAN31282008Christiane OelzeAleš BrisceinChristoph HombergerFranz HawlataJiří BělohlávekL'Opéra National de Paris orchestra and chorusPremiere OperaCat: CDNO3162-2
Video recordings
YearCast(Mařenka, Jeník,Vašek, Kecal)Conductor,Opera house and orchestraLabel1932Jarmila NovotnáWilli Domgraf-Fassbaender Paul KempOtto WernickeTheo MackebenUnknown(sung in German)VHS: Bel Canto SocietyCat: 671The Bartered Bride (film) on imdb.com Retrieved 17 January 20101957Elsie MorisonVictor FranklinRaymond MacdonaldKeith NelsonClive DouglasVictoria Symphony OrchestraMelbourne Singers(sung in English)DVD: Premiere OperaCat: 62411978Teresa StratasNicolai GeddaJon VickersMartti TalvelaJames Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus(sung in English)DVD: The MetCat: 8113570133422010 Met DVD of the 21 November 1978 telecast, from the DVD collection "James Levine Celebrating 40 Years at the Met"1982Gabriela BeňačkováPeter DvorskýMiroslav KappRichard NovákZdeněk KošlerCzech Philharmonic orchestra and chorusDVD: SupraphonCat: 7011-91982Lucia PoppSiegfried JerusalemHeinz ZednikKarl RidderbuschÁdám FischerVienna State Opera orchestra and chorus(sung in German)DVD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 0010051091998Soile IsokoskiJorma SilvastiIan BostridgeFranz HawlataBernard HaitinkRoyal Opera House orchestra and chorusDVD: Royal OperaCat: 438
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