Dargomyzhsky The Stone Guest : Moralev, Ermler / Bolshoi Theatre, Atlantov +Rimsky-korsakov Mozart & Salieri (1979, 81 Monaural)

The Stone Guest (Dargomyzhsky) and Mozart & Salieri (Rimsky-Korsakov)

An operatic double bill, featuring two rarely-performed works of the Russian repertoire, performed by leading stars of the Bolshoi Opera. Rimsky-Korsakov held Dargomyzhsky’s opera in high esteem, admiring especially his setting of recitative; after Dargomyzhsky’s death, it was Rimsky-Korsakov who completed the orchestration of “The Stone Guest.” Rimsky-Korsakov’s own opera “Mozart and Salieri” is a brilliant exploration of the rivalry between those two composers which later provided the inspiration for Peter Shaffer’s play “Amadeus.” The texts for both operas are taken almost verbatim from works of Alexander Pushkin, without an intervening librettist. Color, Mono, 4:3, 132 minutes; Sung in Russian, with optional subtitles in English, French, and Russian, All regions ( VAI Music )

The Stone Guest
Opera in Three Acts
Music by Alexander Dargomyzhsky
Libretto based on the play by Alexander Pushkin

Don Juan: Vladimir Atlantov
Donna Anna: Tamara Milashkina
Leoporello: Alexander Vedernikov
Laura: Tamara Sinyavskaya
Don Carlos: Vladimir Valaitis
A Monk / Statue of the Commander: Vladimir Filippov
Laura’s Guests: Andrei Sokolov, Petr Glubokiy
Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre
Mark Ermler, conductor
Live Performance, 1979
Stage Director: Oleg Moralev
Production Design: Viliam Klementiev
Director for Television: Alexander Barannikov


Mozart And Salieri, Op. 48
Opera in One Act
Music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Libretto based on the play by Alexander Pushkin

Mozart: Alexei Maslennikov
Salieri: Artur Eizen
Violinist: L. Novikov
Orchestra and Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre
Ruben Vartanian, conductor
Live Performance, 1981
Stage Director: G. Pankov
Production Design: Valery Levental
Director for Television: Alexander Barannikov