Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
Kent Nagano superbly masters the challenges presented by this score, shapes the dynamics with subtle intensity, and casts the score in a mellow glow. As Marfa, the spurned lover of Ivan Khovansky‘s son Andrei, Doris Soffel unfolds such a rich palette of sonorities, from the pathos of the lower ranges to shaded discant heights, that “one is tempted to speak of a Russian mezzo”. The final chorus, which Mussorgsky did not compose, is played in the orchestrally transparent version of Igor Stravinsky – the third great Russian composer who contributed to making “Khovanshchina“ a timeless, gripping stage work. With his stripped-down sets and historicising costumes, director Dmitri Tcherniakov, one of the new voices of contemporary Russian theatre, builds a bridge to the political present. A lesson in history and music!
Year: 2012
Genre: Music
Studio: EuroArts
Director: Dmitri Tcherniakov, Karina Fibich
Cast: Paata Burchuladze, Klaus Florian Vogt, John Daszak, Valeri Alexejev, Anatoli Kotscherga, Doris Soffel
Crew: Modeste Moussorgsky (Writer), Dmitri Tcherniakov (Director), Modeste Moussorgsky (Music), Dmitri Tcherniakov (Stage Director), Karina Fibich (Director), Gleb Flishtinsky (Lighting Design)
Runtime: 172 minutes
Release: Aug 28, 2012
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Language: Pусский
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Keyword : opera
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