Is this not the radio performance dated 22 Jay 1974?

The sound, not the performance, is the issue here. This was probably taken from a house tape as the voices though certainly audible are a little recessed. They're never drowned out completely; this was probably what the singers sounded like from a middling seat in the stalls.And it's a very good performance, worth enduring the mediocre sound source. The wonderful Amy Shuard had very little commercial recording career so any of her pirates are special. She is an excellent Kostelnicka, singing with firm, steady tone throughout, always passionate, but not melodramatic. Fine should have had a much bigger international career. Every time I hear her I am impressed not only with her voice, but how she uses it to convey her character. Her Jenufa is heartbreaking. William Cochran never had a beautiful tone yet he uses his resources intelligently and is an effective Laca. Gregory Dempsey's voice will be familiar to lovers of Goodall's Ring cycle. At first it's a little disconcerting to hear Mime as playboy Steva, but Dempsey's clear diction pulls it off. The supporting cast is more than adequate. I had hoped this version would have the extended monologue for the Kostelnicka in Act One, but this must predate that discovery. Opera lovers owe Mackerras a tremendous gratitude for his championing of Janacek's operas.My copy was afflicted with some file corruption (clicking) during the last minute of track 17, disc 2. It clears up for the last couple of minutes of the opera.

Great cast and great sound.

It is wonderful to have this performance available ! These were the last performances Amy Shuard gave before her retirement and far too early death. Her excellent singing of the Kostelnicka is a fitting memorial to a great artist. The whole cast seem inspired and the use of their, and the audience’s, native language increases the intensity.