Replay of the live broadcast with English and Hungarian subtitle.
Hard as it may be to believe, the chemist and composer Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor, known mainly for its rousing Polovtsian Dances, is being performed for the first time at the Metropolitan for almost a century (since 1917). With this production, the Russian director Dmitri Tcherniakov makes his debut at the New York opera house. Recognised with several prestigious accolades in his homeland, his name is now ...well known abroad as well. In addition to the Bolshoi and Mariinsky theatres, he has worked in practically all the great European opera centres from Berlin to Paris, and from Milan to Zurich. He also generally designs the sets, and this production is no exception. The performance will be conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, who can be considered a novice at the Metropolitan having only conducted here since 2012. For an opera house known for its attention to the tiniest details, it might seem an interesting move to assign an Italian to conduct one of the great works of the Russian national opera repertoire, but the choice is immediately more understandable if we add that Noseda gained familiarity with this musical world as principal guest conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg under music director Valery Gergiev.
The title role of the 12th century Russian hero is played by two-time Grammy Award-winning Ildar Abdrazakov, who traces his lineage back to Genghis Khan and who, from the age of 25, "sung his way” onto the stages of the great opera houses, among them La Scala in Milan and the Metropolitan, as well as the Bavarian and Vienna State Operas. Oksana Dyka debuts in the role of the fragile Yaroslavna, while Anita Rachvelishvili plays the proud Polovtsian princess Konchakovna. Another debutant features as Igor's son in the shape of Sergey Semishkur, while the Prince of Galich is played by the world-renowned bass Mikhail Petrenko. Konchak Khan is brought to life by the Slovak Štefan Kocán, likewise a regular guest of leading opera houses.
Presented by: Palace of Arts
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