Janacek, Leos: The Excursions of Mr. Broucek

The Excursions of Mr. Broucek by Leos Janacek
Cast: Vilem Pribyl, Miroslav Svejda, Bohuslav Marsik, Jana Janasova, Richard Novak, Jirina Markova, Vladimir Krejcik, Jaroslav Soucek, Jiri Olejnicek, Rene Tucek, Libuse Marova and Karel Hanus, with the Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Frantisek Jilek.
Libretto by Viktor Dyk
Label: Supraphon
Catalogue number: 1116 3291-3
Country of Issue: UK
Date: 1981
Stereo
Analogue
Format: LP Boxed Set (3 discs plus booklet)
Label design: Standard Supraphon type 3 blue
Discs: Near Mint, unmarked
Outer box: VG+, top edges marked and one corner split, otherwise fine.   Price sticker on front will be removed.
Inner sleeves: original, poly,   as new
Booklet: full size 52pp, perfect, copious notes and libretto in Czech, English, French and German

This item appears as new throughout except as mentioned above. Acquired by us in 2007 as part of a large collection but never played since. The discs  are visually perfect.

The story for the opera was based on a satirical novel by Svatopluk Cech. Janacek's fifth opera, it was a failure when first perfomed, but has become much more appreciated since.  The weird story tells of a bored Czech landlord,  who,  rather drink in the pub, falls asleep and has two dreams: one of a trip to the Moon,  and one to a battle field in the 15th century.