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The Bolshoi Experience – Highlights from Russian Operas

Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow

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Original Recording Format: DSD 64
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In 1776, Prince Pyotr Urusov and his English partner, Michael Maddox, set up a theatre company in Moscow after obtain- ing the imperial permission of the Empress, Catherine II. The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia traces its history back to this date: Mos- cow’s first permanent company and first professional opera-house was, in time, to become the country’s leading theatre. At the time, the Urusov theatre put on productions of opera, ballet and drama, and expected its artists to perform roles in all these genres: and to this day, the artists of the Bolshoi Theatre are also trained to act,

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Tracklist

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1.
"Glinka- From ""A Life for the Czar"" Act 2- After the battle the god of war - Polonaise and chorus"
04:41
2.
"Glinka- From ""A Life for the Czar"" Act 4- They sense the truth! - Ivan Susanin's aria"
05:06
3.
"Dargomyszki- From ""Russalka"" Act 3- Some unknown power - Prince's cavatina"
05:58
4.
"Dargomyszki- From ""Russalka"" Act 3- What does this mean? - Mad scene"
11:41
5.
"Tchaikovsky- From ""Iolanthe"", No, the charms of a voluptuous beauty (Vaud?mont's Romance)"
04:12
6.
"Tchaikovsky- From ""Queen of Spades"" Act 3- It is close on midnight already - Lisa's aria"
05:15
7.
"Tchaikovsky- From ""Mazeppa"" Act 2- Mazeppa's arioso"
05:13
8.
"Rachmaninoff- From ""Aleko"", Old Gipsy's Story"
05:25
9.
"Borodin- From ""Prince Igor"" Act 2- No sleep no rest - Prince Igor's aria (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)"
06:53
10.
"Borodin- From ""Prince Igor"" Act 2- Are you in good health, Prince? - Konchak's aria"
06:31
11.
"Borodin- From ""Prince Igor"" Act 2- Hey, bring the captive girls here! - Recitativo (orch. Rimsky-
02:57
12.
"Borodin- From ""Prince Igor"" Act 2- Polovetsian Dances"
11:46

Total time: 01:15:38

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