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The tradition of Western opera in Russia is long and rich. This disc explores its...
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From Mike Richter:
The tradition of Western opera in Russia is long and rich. The Opera Russe CD-ROM includes
twenty complete Western operas sung in Russian and the Verdi Requiem sung in Latin.
It is difficult to select bits and pieces for this page, but I chose to represent
both the singing and the style with duets.
The audio quality of these recordings varies substantially, but the performances excerpted
here should go far toward dispelling conventional wisdom about performances from Russia.
It is significant that although relatively few Western works were recorded in the Soviet
Union in this period, some were issued in multiple versions. For example, the justly famous
Markevitch recording of the Requiem was followed only four days later by the even more
remarkable one under Melik-Peshayev preserved on this disc. We have also chosen the earlier
Faust, sacrificing Lisitsian's Valentin for Reizen's devil and a more youthful Kozlovsky in
the title role.
Beethoven: Fidelio Act II - "O namenlose
Freude"
Galina Vishnevskaya, Giorgi Nelepp
Bizet: Les pecheurs de perles Act I - "Au
fond du temple saint"
Sergei Lemeshev, V. Zakharov
Puccini: La Boheme Act III - "Addio dolce
svegliare"
Irina Maslennikova, Sergei Lemeshev
Verdi: Requiem "Recordare"
Galina Vishnevskaya, Irina Arkhipova
This disc explores its embodiment in recordings of the Soviet era through the following titles and casts.
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| Composer |
Title |
Conductor |
Artists |
| Auber |
Fra Diavolo |
Khaikin |
Lemeshev, Gribova |
| Beethoven |
Fidelio |
Melik-Peshaev |
Vishnevsakaya, Nelepp |
| Bizet |
Carmen |
Nebolsin |
Borisenko, Nelepp |
| Bizet |
Les pecheurs de perles |
Bron |
Kazantseva, Lemeshev |
| Delibes |
Lakme |
Orlov |
Kazantseva, Lemeshev |
| Gluck |
Orfee |
Samosud |
Kozlovsky, Shumskaya |
| Gounod |
Faust |
Nebolsin |
Kozlovsky, Shumskaya, Reizen |
| Gounod |
Romeo et Juliette |
Nebolsin |
Lemeshev, Maslennikova |
| Leoncavallo |
Pagliacci |
Samosud |
Uzunov, Yakovenko, Lisitsian |
| Massenet |
Werther |
Samosud |
Kozlovsky, Maksakova |
| Mozart |
Nozze di Figaro |
Sanderling |
Abramov, Kazantseva |
| Puccini |
Boheme |
Samosud |
Maslennikova, Lemeshev |
| Puccini |
Madama Butterfly |
Bron |
Shumskaya, Kozlovsky |
| Rossini |
Barbiere di Siviglia |
Samosud |
Burlak, Firsova, Kozlovsky |
| Rossini |
Cenerentola |
Bron |
Dolukhanova, Orfenov |
| Rossini |
Italiana in Algeri |
Samosud |
Dolukhanova, Nikhitin |
| Verdi |
Aida |
Melik-Peshaev |
Sokolova, Nelepp |
| Verdi |
Falstaff |
Melik-Peshaev |
Nechipailo, Vishnevskaya |
| Verdi |
Requiem |
Melik-Peshaev |
Vishnevskaya, Arkhipova |
| Verdi |
Rigoletto |
Samosud |
Ivanov, Maslennikova, Kozlovsky |
| Verdi |
Traviata |
Orlov |
Shumskaya, Kozlovsky, Lisitsian |
| Wagner |
Lohengrin |
Samosud |
Kozlovsky, Shumskaya |
Erratum: Sharpless in the Madama Butterfly is performed by P.
Selvanov, not Pavel Lisitsian as indicated on the disc.
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