Performance

VenueFestival Theatre
Other spaces: Studio
TownEdinburgh
CountyEdinburgh
From26th August 2008
To26th August 2008
When19:15
PricesFrom £10.00.
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The Enchanted Wanderer

T381361860
Shchedrin's opera is a vision of the Russian soul, steeped in the music of the Russian Orthodox Church and based on a novella by Nikolai Leskov. This epic tale of seduction, murder, obsession, prophesy and destiny is brought to life in an expressive score with influences of both traditional folk tunes and oratorio, and imbued with the energy and passion of gypsy romance. The orchestra is supplemented with exotic instruments from Russian musical traditions including the balalaika and the gusli, a Russian zither.
Music Rodion Shchedrin


Archive :: production:T381361860, opera or operetta:S827507750, venue:V600

Production details

Concert Performance sung in Russian. UK Premiere. Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and premiered in 2002, The Enchanted Wanderer received its Russian premiere in 2007 under the baton of Valery Gergiev and this Festival performance marks its UK premiere. Run time 1 hour 50 minutes. Edinburgh International Festival 08

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Company

Company Mariinsky Opera and Orchestra
Conductor Valery Gergiev
Performer Sergei Alexashkin (Ivan Severyanovich Flyagin / Storyteller)
Performer Kristina Kapustinskaya (Grusha the Gypsy / Storyteller)
Performer Yevgeny Akimov (Old Man in the Woods / Storyteller)
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