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CLASSICAL AUDIO
MARIINSKY
· This production has already received gleaming reviews.
"Valery Gergiev is a born Prokofiev interpreter." (The
Guardian) "Raw, thrilling, and utterly engrossing, with strong
performances. Viktor Lutsyuk has everything required for
the part- the right voice, plenty of panache and lots of
presence." (The Moscow Times)
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In 2016, the musical world will celebrate the 125th
anniversary of Sergei Prokofiev's birth. Valery Gergiev, one of
the world's leading authorities on Prokofiev interpretation, is
joined by a brilliant cast of soloists to celebrate the Russian
genius with a world-first DVD & Blu-ray release of his opera,
Semyon Kotko.
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This production was directed by the award-winning stage
director Yuri Alexandrov, and filmed by Mariinsky director
Anna Matison, who has filmed operas by Rimsky Korsakov,
Shchedrin, and Berlioz. This particular staging originated in
1999, and has won two prestigious awards- the Costa Diva
and the Golden Mask.
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Ukranian tenor Viktor Lutsyuk has received worldwide
applause for his portrayal of Semyon. "Viktor Lutsyuk sang
with bright-eyed enthusiasm as the model hero Semyon,
and Tatiana Pavlovskaya was in captivating form as Sofia..."
(The New York Times)
Semyon Kotko ................................................................... Viktor Lutsyuk
Semyon's Mother ........................................................ Lyubov Sokolova
Frosya.........................................................................Varvara Solovyova
Remenluk ...........................................................................Evgeny Nikitin
Tkachenk ............................................................Gennady Bezzubenkov
Sofya .......................................................................Tatiana Pavlovskaya
Khivrya ...................................................................Nadezhda Vassilleva
Tsaryov ......................................................................... Roman Burdenko
Lyubka ...............................................................................Olga Sergeeva
Ivasenko ........................................................................ Grigory Karasev
Mikola ........................................................................Stanislav Leontyev
Klembovsky ........................................................................ Andrei Popov
CAST LIST:
SEMYON KOTKO
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
COMPOSER:
Sergei Prokofiev
ARTIST:
Lutsyuk · Sokolova · Solovyova · Nikitin ·
Bezzubenkov · Pavlovskaya · Vassilieva · Burdenko · Sergeeva
· Karasev · Leontyev · Popov · Mariinsky Orchestra & Chorus ·
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
MAR0592 | 822231859222
2 BLURAY+DVD | SRP:
US
$42.99
CA
$51.99
09/09/16
RELEASE DATE:
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