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Label: IMMORTAL DVD 960013
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A Musical Drama Based on the Novel Music by Vladislav Uspensky Libretto by Jotaarkka Pennanen; Poetic text by Tatiana Kalinina St. Petersburg Conservatory Opera Theatre Music director and conductor: Alexander Sladkovsky, Conductor: Ruben Agaronian Galina Sidorenko; Alexander Pakhmutov; Danya Kazakov; Alexander Minchenko; Sergey Muraviev; Yulia Novikova; Lidia Bobokhtina; Olga Petlina-Nevzler; Konstantin Solovsky; Polina Nevedomskaya; Irina Udalova; Alexey Afanasiev; Natalia Kochubey; Yaroslav and Sviatoslav Grabovsky NTSC All Region; Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS; Approx. 74 mins; English Subtitles (Original Russian) Tolstoy’s great novel of passion and retribution is brought to new dramatic and musical life in the operatic stage adaptation from the great Russian composer Vladislav Uspensky and the brilliant Finnish director Jotaarkka Pennanen. Brilliantly sung, beautifully acted, colorfully costumed, and stunningly stage, Anna’s tragic story is presented by the St. Petersburg Conservatory Opera Theatre, under the musical direction of Alexander Sladkovsky – part of the glittering 2003 celebration of the 300th anniversary of the great city of St. Petersburg, which plays such an important part in Tolstoy’s novel. One of the many artistic achievements of this musical adaptation is the setting of the novel’s double storylines – the doomed romance of Anna and Count Vronksy, the happy one of Kitty and Levin – against a bustling “high society” represented by a witty vocal chorus. Uspensky’s music mixes modernism and romanticism with Russian folk elements, weaving the perfect sonic environment for this classic tale. The result is a beautiful blend of great literature and great music. |