Program:
- Alexander Borodin
On the Steppes of Central Asia
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- Camarata/Kingsway Symphony Orchestra
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- London
- Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor
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- Chorus and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater, with Mark Ermler, director
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- Melodiya
- Alexander Pushkin
Selections from "The Captive of the Caucasus," translated by Katya Hokanson
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- Writing at Russia’s Borders
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- University of Toronto Press
An exploration of 19th Century Russian artistic identity. Looking at the creations of Borodin and Pushkin, we examined questions of foreignness, Russianness, exoticism, and nationalistic hostility, all the while comparing the composer's opera, Prince Igor, to the author's extended poem, "The Captive of the Caucasus." Personnel for the opera: Ivan Petrov as Igor Svyatoslavich, Tatyana Tugarinova as Yaroslavna, Vladimir Atlantov as Vladimir Igoryevich, Artur Eisen as Vladimir Galitsky, Alexander Vedernikov as Konchak, and Yelena Obraztsova as Konchakovna.
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