Ruslan and Lyudmila

Synopsis

From the Maryinsky Theatre St. Petersburg 1995 This live recording from the Kirov Opera provides a rare opportunity to see Glinka's magical masterpiece in its entirety, in a magnificent production which brought together the formidable talents of conductor Valéry Gergiev, producer Lotfi Mansouri and stage designer Thierry Bosquet. The staging, though new, is in fact a meticulous recreation of an historic original, a spectacular piece of stagecraft from the height of Russia's pre-Revolutionary Golden Age. The cast features some of Russia's finest singers, including Anna Netrebko in one of her first major parts, Galina Gorchakova and Larissa Diadkova. The ballet contained in the opera is performed by the internationally-acclaimed Kirov Ballet. (Sung in Russian)

Additional Info

• No: R0646
• Composer: Mikhail I. Glinka
• Conductor: Valery Gergiev
• Orchestra: Orchestra and Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
• Artists: Vladimir Ognovenko, Anna Netrebko, Larissa Diadkova, Gennady Bezzubenkov, Galina Gorchakova
• Production year: 1995
• Run time: 03:31:00
• Director: Stage Director: Thierry Bousquet
• Producers: RM Arts in association with Philips Classics Productions/ NHK/BBC/NPS/Radio Telefis Eireann/La Sept/ARTE/RTP/Tevel Israel International Communication Ltd
• Format: HDTV