Sheva Collection Russian Opera Classics [DVD]

Works: Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (DNO); Rimsky-Korsakov: Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh (DNO); Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (DNO); Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame (Liceu); Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Tearo Regio, Torino) Press Reviews "Orchestrally and vocally outstanding. " (The Opera Critic - BORIS GODUNOV) "The Concertgebouw Orchestra, of which Mr. Jansons is music director, is here a dream of a pit orchestra. Mr. Jansons's musicality is stamped on every phrase, and he ensures ideal coordination between singers and orchestra" (The New York Times - EUGENE ONEGIN) "It gives us a thoroughly traditional production from the Liceu but it works because it tells the story so compellingly and because the singing and playing is excellent from everyone...Watching this DVD reawakened me to the dramatic and musical treasures of what must surely be Tchaikovsky's greatest opera (with apologies to Onegin fans). This is an ideal way to introduce the opera to someone for the first time, and a great way for established Tchaikovskians to remind themselves just how great it is." (Musicweb International - PIQUE DAME) "[Tcherniakov's staging] worked perfectly and the long evening was a triumph. Thanks to the conductor Marc Albrecht, the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and the excellent Chorus of Dutch National Opera this became a great event also musically. Star of the production is the soprano Svetlana Ignatovich who created a totally believable character out of Fevroniya. Opera at its best." (Trouw - CITY OF KITEZH) "Mariss Jansons, an inspired interpreter of Shostakovich, conducts a searingly dramatic performance of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk...with the glorious sounds of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra bringing beauty as well as power. The casting is strong, with Eva-Maria Westbroek in the title-role bringing out the poignancy of her situation, as her love for the workman, Sergei, turns sour and finally tragic, a role well sung and acted by Christopher Ventris." (The Penguin Guide - LADY MACBETH) Cast Eva-Maria Westbroek (Lady Macbeth (Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk)) Misha Didyk (Hermann (Pique Dame)) Orlin Anastassov (Boris Godunov (Boris Godunov)) Alessandra Marianelli (Xenia (Boris Godunov)) Bo Skovhus (Eugene Onegin (Eugene Onegin)) Andrej Dunaev (Lensky (Eugene Onegin)) Vladimir Vaneev (Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich (Kitezh)) Maxim Aksenov (Prince Vsevolod Yuryevich (Kitezh)) Mariss Jansons (Lady Macbeth, Eugene Onegin); Michael Boder (Pique Dame); Gianandrea Noseda (Boris Godunov); Marc Albrecht (Kitezh) Stage Director: Martin Kusej (Lady Macbeth); Gilbert Deflo (Pique Dame); Andrei Konchalovsky (Boris Godunov); Stefan Herheim (Eugene Onegin); Dmitri Tcherniakov (Kitezh) Catalogue Number: OA1203BD Running Time: 919 minutes Sound: Dolby Stereo; LPCM stereo; DTS Surround Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, IT, ES, NE Label: Opus Arte