Paganini - 2 CD

Operetta in 3 acts Featuring: IVO ŽÍDEK / VLADIMÍR RÁŽ - Nicolo Paganini JAROSLAVA PROCHÁZKOVÁ - Princess Maria Anna Elisa KAREL BERMAN - Prince Felice Bacchiocchi STANISLAVA SOUČKOVÁ - Bella Giretti OLDŘICH KUBART - Marquis Giacomo Pimpinelli Ivan Kawaciuk - violin solos František Vrána - piano Drama choir of Czechoslovak Radio in Prague Choir of Czechoslovak Radio in Prague Conductor Jiří Pinkas Prague Radio Orchestra Vlastislav Antonín Vipler Libretto by Paul Knepler and Béla Jenbach Czech translation and radio adaptation by Oldřich Nový and Jiří Aplt Historical radio recording from 1954 BONUS: Franz Lehár – Rediscovered. Historical radio recordings from 1953-1959. Description: The original radio recording of Lehár's operetta Paganini was made between February 22 and 24, 1954, in Recording Studio 1 of Czechoslovak Radio in Prague's Vinohrady district. Listeners and operetta enthusiasts first encountered the new recording of Lehár's operetta, conducted by Vlastislav Antonín Vipler with leading singers from the National Theatre in the main roles, two months later, on Saturday, April 3, 1954, at 7:45 PM, on the National Circuit Prague. Classic Viennese…