Pavel Černoch releases new solo album Smetana Arias | Opera +

Smetana Arias is the title of the new solo album by the leading Czech tenor Pavel Černoch. The compilation, consisting of arias as well as duets, includes selections from Bedřich Smetana's key operas The Bartered Bride, Dalibor, Two Widows, The Mouthpiece, The Secret and The Devil's Wall. The recording, which is the second ever to offer a complete set of tenor arias from Smetana's operas (the first was an album released in 2023 by the Beno Blachut Society - Beno Blachut - B. Smetana, A. Dvořák), was created with the accompaniment of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of conductor Tomáš Netopil. In addition to one of the most sought-after tenors of today, it also featured sopranos Slávka Zámečníková and Mária Porubčinová and bass Jan Martiník as guests.

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