Opera - Osud (Fate)

Leoš Janacek


Osud (Fate) 78:33
Opera in three acts
Libretto by Leoš Janácek and Fedora Bartošova
English translation by Rodney Blumer
Act I
1 Orchestra 1:42
2 Orchestra (Music from the bandstand) 3:30
'Free as a bird I bask in the sunshine'
A poet
3 'Heavens, it's him!' 4:53
Míla
4 'Is it your child you've come for?' 5:56
Míla
5 ' ''Sun in the heavens up on high'' ' 1:56
Dr Suda
6 'We're back too late' 4:39
Zivny
7 'The sun's vanished' 5:47
Míla
8 'Never will I forget this fleeting moment!' 4:46
Engineer

Act II
9 Orchestra 5:18
'Slumber on undisturbed in the shadow'
Zivny
10 Piano 3:08
'I do, I do!'
Míla
11 'We're married now' 2:50
Zivny
12 'Mummy, Mummy!' 2:24
Doubek
13 'Unspoken thoughts go far beyond words' 3:37
Míla's mother

Act III
14 Orchestra 3:43
'Listen to the thunder over the horizon'
Students
15 ' ''Endless the pain I must suffer'' ' 1:58
Hrazda
16 Orchestra 4:49
'Enough of that!'
Verva
17 ' ''Mummy, Mummy! Do you know what love is?'' ' 3:18
Verva
18 'People said it must have been his falling in love' 4:23
Zivny
19 'Bitter memories!' 5:46
Zivny
20 'It seems to be so clear' 4:11
Zivny

Helen Field soprano - Míla Valkova
Philip Langridge tenor - Zivny
Kathryn Harries soprano - Míla's mother
Chorus of Welsh National Opera
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Sir Charles Mackerras
Recorded in:
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
13-18 July 1989
Producer(s)
James Mallinson
Jane Woodfield (Assistant)
Sound Engineer(s)
Mark Vigars
Peter Newble (Remastering)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 20 Bit