FULL The Devil and Kate (Dvorak) Groningen 1999 Christofoor Baljon, Lysbeth Riemersma, Ries Buckers
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: The Devil and Kate Prague aka Čert a Káča or De Duivel en Katja
- Composer: Dvorak Antonin
- Libretto: Adolf Wenig Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Groningen, 22 en 23 december 1999
- Recorded: December 22 & 23, 1999
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Christofoor Baljon, Lysbeth Riemersma, Ries Buckers, Bert Kars, Elzemien Brouwer, Lies Akkerman, Patrick Pranger
- Conductor: Gerard Wiarda
- Orchestra: Studentenorkest Mira
- Chorus: a-capellakoor Brag
- Chorus Master: Rein de Vries
- Stage Director: Sybrand van der Werf
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Rein de Vries
- Date Published: 2012
- Format: Broadcast
- Quality Video: 3 Audio:3
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Quote from Wikipedia:
The Devil and Kate, Op. 112, B.201, (Čert a Káča in Czech) is an opera in three acts by Antonín Dvořák to a Czech libretto by Adolf Wenig. It is based on a farce by Josef Kajetán Tyl, and the story also had been treated in the Fairy Tales of Božena Němcová. The first performance of the opera was at the National Theatre, Prague, on 23 November 1899, under Adolf Čech.
The Devil and Kate is one of the few operas of Dvořák, along with Rusalka, to have remained in the repertory. This can be attributed to the high demand for Italian grand operas in his time and the difficulties of Dvořák’s intricate staging. The opera has great appeal because of its combination of fairy tale and folk music; it is very close in feel to a Czech tone poem. At times, it feels like a Czech version of Hansel & Gretel. The overture was written after the opera itself.