Nikolai Putilin

Richard Wagner's operatic retelling of the story of the search for the Holy Grail receives a lavish production in this video, which records performances held in Bayreuth, St. Petersburg, and Ravello, Italy. Internationally renowned tenor Placido Domingo leads the distinguished cast; Tony Palmer directs.

Taped live at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Valery Gergiev conducts this landmark production of Giuseppe Verdi's operatic masterpiece. This opera premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1862, and is performed here in its original St. Petersburg version using reconstructions of the magnificent painted scenery.

La production atmosphérique d’Elijah Moshinsky, conçue par Mark Thompson, prépare le terrain pour cette performance captivante de la mise en scène passionnée de Tchaïkovski du roman classique de Pouchkine. La direction idiomatique et autoritaire de Valery Gergiev inspire une superbe distribution, dirigée par Plácido Domingo (Ghermann), époustouflant dans son portrait d’un homme en train de se suicider. Galina Gorchakova est Lisa, la femme qu'il aime et détruit, Dmitri Hvorostovsky prête une voix superbe et une allure royale au prince Yeletsky ; et Elisabeth Söderström est époustouflante dans le rôle de la vieille comtesse. Olga Borodina est Paulina et Nikolai Putilin est le comte Tomsky.

A lyrical drama in a context of political, religious and cultural revolution, in the heart of the late 17th century in Russia. The story takes place during the 1682 revolt opposing the Old Believers and the New Orthodox. Ivan Khovanski (Vladimir Ognovenko), head of the streltsy's uprising, embodies the movement of religious indignation which ends up being bloodily crushed.

Valery Gergiev directs the Kirov Opera and Ballet in this dramatic staging of Tchaikovsky's rarely performed historical opera, based on Pushkin's verse tale of the legendary Cossack chieftain.