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This complete recording of Tchaikovsky’s one-act lyric opera features an outstanding Russian cast, including Galina Gorchakova as Iolanta, Sergei Alexashkin as King René, Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Robert, Gegam Grigorian as Vaudémont, Nikolai Putilin as Ibn-Hakia, Nikolai Gassiev as Alméric, Gennady Bezzubenkov as Bertrand, Larissa Diadkova as Martha, Tatiana Kravtsova as Brigitta, and Olga Korzhenskaya as Laura.
The opera has a libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky, based on Henrik Hertz’s drama King René’s Daughter. It is sung in Russian and was recorded at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in July 1994.
Released by Philips Classics in 1996 as a digital DDD recording. The booklet includes a transliterated Russian libretto along with English translations.
Catalog Number: 442 796-2
UPC: 028944279627
Total Playing Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes, 38 seconds
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra: Kirov Orchestra, St. Petersburg
Chorus: Kirov Chorus, St. Petersburg
Chorus Master: Valery Borisov
Orchestra Leader: Uri Zagorodniuk
A strong addition for collectors of Tchaikovsky operas, Russian classical music, Valery Gergiev recordings, Dmitri Hvorostovsky performances, Kirov/Mariinsky recordings, and vintage Philips Digital Classics releases
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