The sweeping saga of Alexander Borodin's "Prince Igor" springs to life with the talents of the Kirov Opera and Ballet in this memorable 1998 staging recorded live at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Nikolai Putilin assumes the role of the titular 12th-century royal, who is captured by the Polovtsian nomad Khan Konchak (Vladimir Vaneev) and later escapes, only to see his son fall in love with Konchak's daughter.
Director
Valery Gergiev
Conductor
Nikolai Putilin
Prince Igor
Galina Gorchakova
Yaroslavna
Jevgenij Akimov
Vladimir Igorievich
Sergei Aleksashkin
Vladimir Yaroslavich
Nikolai Gassiev
Skula
Grigory Karasev
Yeroshka
Vladimir Vaneev
Konchak (Polovtsian Khan)
Olga Borodina
Konchakovna (daugther of Khan Konchak)
Valery Lebed
Ovlur
Tatiana Pavlovskaya
A Polovtsian Maiden
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