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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
$21.75In 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
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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
New, Three Russian Operas from The Kirov Opera
Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa, Borodin: Prince Igor, Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery
Mazeppa: Nikolai Putilin (Mazeppa), Sergei Aleksashkin (Kochubey), Larissa Diadkova (Maria), Viktor Lutsiuk (Andrey), Marinsky Theatre, Kirov Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
Prince Igor: Nikolai Putilin (Prince Igor), Galina Gorchakova (Yaroslavna), Jevgeny Akimov (Vladimir), Sergei Aleksashkin (Galitzky),...
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
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Offer, Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & The Firebird
Stravinsky & the Ballets Russes, 100th anniversary collector's edition
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 and Ballet, Valery...
Offer, The Searchers of the Grail
Parsifal | Indiana Jones | Adolf Hitler
Plácido Domingo (Parsifal), Violeta Urmana (Kundry), Matti Salminen (Gurnemanz), Nikolai Putilin (Klingsor)
Kirov Orchestra and Choir, Valery Gergiev (conductor) & Tony Palmer (director)
Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
Anastasia Belyaeva (Madame Cortese), Vladislav Ouspenski (Baron von Trombonok), Larissa Youdina (Contessa di Folleville), Daniil Shtoda (Count Libenskof), Anna Kiknadze (Marchesa Melibea), Alexeï Safiouline (Don Alvaro), Irma Guigolachvili (Corinna), Dmitri Voropaev (Belfiore), Olga Kitchenko (Modestina),...
The director Alain Maratrat transforms the flimsy story - of upper-crust travellers stranded together on their way to the coronation of Charles X - into sparkling entertainment. Bertola's cream-coloured... — More…
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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…
Prokofiev: The Gambler, Op. 24
Sergei Aleksashkin (The General), Tatiana Pavlovskaya (Pauline), Vladimir Galuzin (Alexei), Larissa Dyadkova (Babulenka), Nikolai Gassiev (Marquis), Alexander Gergalov (Mr Astley), Mlle Blanche (Nadezhda Serdyuk), Andrei Popov (Prince Nilsky), Oleg Sychev (Baron Wurmerhelm) & Andrei Spekhov (Potapych)
Mariinsky...
Gergiev conducts with exemplary clarity but not the requisite volatility — More…
