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NEXT OPERA Cadogan Hall Saturday22nd October 2016 at 6.30pm   Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin (1834-1887) Concert performance sung in English.

Bust of Borodin at his tomb in Tikhvin Cemetery. The musical notation in the background includes the theme from "Gliding Dance of the Maidens" from Polovtsian Dances.

Borodin based his Prince Igor on a 12th-century Russian epic. The opera tells a story of heroism and treachery during Igor’s campaign against the invading Polovtsian tribes. Borodin worked on the opera on and off for 18 years and left it unfinished at his death in 1887. It was completed by Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov and given its first performance three years later. This is a rare opportunity to hear one of the greatest Russian operas whose beautiful music includes the much-loved Polovtsian Dances. More...

The performance will be conducted by Jessica Cottis. The cast includes David Kempster (Igor), Lee Bissett (Yaroslavna), Joshua Bloom (Galitsky), Emma Carrington (Konchakovna) and Andrew Rees (Vladimir). Further details of the cast will appear in due course.

A flyer (pdf) for the concert can be downloaded here.

Tickets for the concert can be obtained from Cadogan Hall.

 

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