Program:
Acerba Volutta
O Don Fatale
Polish Act
Azucena's Scenes
Act 4 Scene 1 in Aida
Amour! Viens aider ma faiblesse!
Act III Confrontation
12 Songs
Konchakovna's Cavatina
Kascheyvna's Aria
Eh, ty, Vanka
Memorial broadcast for Russian mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova, who passed away earlier this week.
- Acerba Volutta-Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano); James Levine (conductor); Philharmonia Orchestra.
- O Don Fatale-Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano); Boris Khaikin (conductor); Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater.
- Polish Act-Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano); Vladimir Atlantov (tenor); Yuri Mazurok (baritone); Mark Ermler (conductor); Orchestra and Choir of the Bolshoi Theater.
- Azucena's Scenes-Joan Sutherland (soprano); Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano); Luciano Pavarotti (tenor); Ingvar Wexell (baritone); Clifford Grant (bass); Richard Bonynge (conductor); San Francisco Opera Orchestra & Chorus.
- Act 4 Scene 1 (from Aida)-Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano); Carlo Bergonzi (tenor); James Morris (bass); Kazimierez Kord (conductor); Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus.
- 12 Songs-The Crimson Sheds Its Attire: A Winter's Road; Foreboding; Drawing Near to Iszhory; In Nizhny Novgorod; A Tear; The Outcast; Passionate Vows While Parting; The Weathercook; Beyond Forests, Beyond Hills; Moscow Morning; My Father is a Farmer: II. Russ is Shining in the Heart.
- Konchakovna's Cavatina-Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano); Mark Ermler (conductor); Orchestra and Choir of the Bolshoi Theater.
- Kascheyevna's Aria-Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano); Boris Khaikin (conductor); Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater.
- Eh, ty, Vanka-Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano); Nickolai Nekrasov (conductor); Academic Orchestra of the All-Union Radio and Television.
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