Valery Gergiev, Kirov Orchestra, Anna Netrebko, Vladimir Ognovenko - Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila [2003/1995]
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Русский (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | 7.46 Gb+7.76 Gb (2xDVD9) | 210 min
Classical | Philips | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Italiano, Espanol, Chinese
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Русский (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | 7.46 Gb+7.76 Gb (2xDVD9) | 210 min
Classical | Philips | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Italiano, Espanol, Chinese
There is not much to fault in this quintessentially Russian opera with the lavish staging and fantastic costumes surely a feat to the eye. You cannot find much fault on the musical side of things either as many have expressed their opinion that this remains the finest version of the opera by a mile. The charismatic and almost demonic Gergiev conducts with his systematic, unabated passion for music which is most certainly in his blood and his players definitely do him proud. The cast is also top notch on all counts with Netrebko and Gorchakova particularly impressive.
Cast:
Svetozar – Mikhail Kit
Lyudmila – Anna Netrebko
Ruslan – Vladimir Ognovenko
Ratmir – Larissa Dyadkova
Farlaf – Gennady Bezzubenkov
Gorislava – Galina Gorchakova
Finn – Konstantin Pluzhnikov
Naina – Irina Bogachova
Bayan – Yuri Marusin
Kirov Orchestra, Opera Chorus and Ballet
Conductor – Valery Gergiev
DVD1:
01. Titles
02. Act I. Overture
03. "Dela davno minuvsikh"
04. "Grustno mne, roditel' dorogoi"
05. "Chada rodimye!"
06. Act II. Entr'acte
07. "Dobro pozhalovat', moi syn!"
08. "Blagodariu tebya, moi divnyi pokrovitel'!"
09. "Ya ves' drozhu'"
10. "O pole, pole!"
11. "Kto zdes' bluzhdaet?"
12. "Nas bylo dvoe, brat moij i yja"
13. Act III. Entr'acte
14. "Lozhitsya v pole mr"
15. "Kakie sladostnye zvuki"
16. "I zar, i znoi smenila nochi ten'"
17. Dances
18. "O moi Ratmir! Ty zdes' opyat'"
DVD2:
01. Act IV. Entr'acte
02. "Vdali ot milogo"
03. Chernomor's March
04. Oriental Dances
05. "Pogibnet, nezhdannyj prishlets!"
06. "Pobeda, pobeda, Lyudmila"
07. Act V. Entr'acte
08. "Ona mne zizn', ona mne radost!"
09. "Vsyo tikho!"
10. "Chto slyshu ya? Ljudmila net?"
11. "Akh ty, svet Lyudmila!"
Introducing Ruslan (documentary)