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Rimsky Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Albina Shagimuratova, Irina Churilova, Edward Tsanga, Mikhail Vekua, Elena Vitman
Mariinsky Orchestra & Chorus, Valery Gergiev
Tsanga (who sadly died in 2017, at only 37) is a smooth basso cantate Saltan; soprano Irina Churilova as his wronged wife sings beautifully but not very expressively…[Shagimuratova] provides... — More…
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Blu-ray + DVD Video
$22.00In stock
Offer, Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes
Recommended
Ekaterina Kondaurova (Firebird), Ilya Kuznetsov (Ivan Tsarevich), Marianna Pavlova (The Princess) & Vladimir Ponomarev (Kachtcheï the Immortal), Alexandra Iosifidi (The Chosen One), Elena Bazhenova (300-Year-Old Woman) & Vladimir Ponomarev (Shaman)
Mariinsky Orchestra & Ballet,...
For those who only know the black-and-white pictures of the original production of The Rite of Spring, the colours of Roerich's designs are a revelation, while the vision of Nijinksy's revolutionary... — More…
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Prokofiev: Semyon Kotko, Op. 81
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Viktor Lutsyuk (Semyon Kotko), Gennadi Bezzubenkov (Tkachenko), Tatiana Pavlovskaya (Sofya), Varvara Solovyova (Frosya) & Evgeny Nikitin (Remenyuk)
Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Yuri Alexandrov (stage director)
Pavlovskaya makes a bright-voiced heroine among a strong supporting cast ... it gains from Gergiev’s crisp direction. — More…
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DVD Video + Blu-ray
$14.50In stock
Rimsky Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or
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Vladimir Feliauer (King Dodon), Andrei Popov (The Astrologer) & Aida Garifullina (Queen of Shemakha)
Mariinsky Orchestra & Chorus, Valery Gergiev
Gergiev’s characteristically expansive conducting brings out Rimsky’s glowing Oriental languor…a fine cast [brings the characters] to life, notably Vladimir Feliauer’s gruffly vigorous Dodon,... — More…
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DVD Video + Blu-ray
$22.00In stock
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
Diana Vishneva (Juliet), Vladimir Shklyarov (Romeo), Alexander Sergeyev (Mercutio), Ilya Kuznetsov (Tybalt) & Islom Baimurado (Benvolio)
Mariinsky Ballet & Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
DVD Video + Blu-ray
$14.50In stock
Offer, Gala Mariinsky II
Live recording from Mariinsky II in St. Petersburg, May 2, 2013
Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Olga Borodina, Plácido Domingo, Alexei Markov, Yevgeny Nikitin, Ildar Abdrazakov, René Pape, Mikhail Petrenko, Sergei Semishkur (Opera), Olga Esina, Kim Kimin, Anastasia Kolegova, Yekaterina Kondaurova, Ulyana Lopatkina, Alexander Sergeyev, Vladimir Shklyarov, Oxana...
The ballet excerpts highlight stunning technical control over bravura…the basses generally win the day, Mikhail Petrenko offering a sonorous ‘Ey Ukhnem!’ and Evgeny Nikitin an imposing Boris... — More…
Stravinsky: The Firebird
Greta Hodgkinson, Aleksandar Antonijevic (Prince Ivan), Rebekah Rimsay (Princess Vasilisa) & Rex Harrington (Kastchei the Demon)
The Kirov Orchestra & National Ballet of Canada, Valery Gergiev
Offer, Prokofiev: War and Peace, Op. 91
Yelena Prochina, Irina Bogachova, Alexander Gergalov, Nicolai Okhotnikov, Gegam Grigorian, Olga Borodina
Orchestra and Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Graham Vick (director)
Shchedrin: The Left-Hander
Andrei Popov, Edward Tsanga, Vladimir Moroz, Kristina Alieva, Maria Maksakova
Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Alexei Stepanyuk (stage director)
It fizzes with energy … I enjoyed this hugely. — More…
DVD Video + Blu-ray
$14.50
Strauss, R: Die Frau ohne Schatten
Avgust Amonov (Emperor), Mlada Khudoley (Empress), Olga Savova (Nurse), Edem Umerov (Barak), Olga Sergeyeva (Barak's Wife)
Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Jonathan Kent (stage director)
Gergiev coaxes some magnificent playing from his Mariinsky orchestra...But it's [his] attention to detail that really counts with nothing smudged or generalised in his reading of the score...Best... — More…
