Opera in 3 (or 5) acts
Libretto: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Vladimir Belsky, Vladimir Stasov Sadko, A Gusli-Player: Vladimir Atlantov
First performance: 7 January 1898, Solodovnikov Theater, Moscow
Recorded: 1994, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg
Sadko - Vladimir Galusin
Volkhova - Valentina Tsidipova
Lyubava- Marianna Tarassova
The Varangian Merchant - Bulat Minjelkiev
The Venetian Merchant - Alexander Gergalov
The Indian Merchant- Gegam Grigorian
The Sea King - Sergei Aleksashkin
Nezhata - Larissa Diadkova
Foma Nazarich - Yevgeny Boitsov
Luka Zinovich - Gennady Bezzubenkov
Duda - Vladimir Ognovienko
Sopei - Nikolai Gassiev
The Old Pilgrim - Nikolai Putilin
Sadko is considered Rimsky-Korsakov's greatest opera, with its exotic world of myth, magic and mystery encapsulating all the seductive charm of 19th-century Russian opera. Valery Gergiev directs a huge, all-star cast in this magnificent Kirov staging of the sea-faring adventures of Sadko, the fabled minstrel from Novgorod. The latest in a long line of prestigious Kirov/Gergiev productions released on Philips DVD, this widescreen DVD will be the only DVD version of 'Sadko' on the market. Features surround sound and multi-language subtitles. |
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