Khovanshchina

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Album Info

Release Date: 1990

Label: Sony Classical

A popular musical drama in five acts. Orchestrated by Dmitri Shostakovich
Written: 1872-1880; Russia

Nicolai Ghiaurov (Prince Ivan Khovansky -bass-)
Zdravko Gadjev (Prince Andrey Khovansky -tenor-)
Kaloudi Kaloudov (Prince Vasily Golitsin -tenor-)
Stoyan Popov (Shaklovity -baritone-)
Nicolai Ghiuselev (Dosifey -bass-)
Alexandrina Miltcheva (Marfa -mezzo-soprano-)
Maria Petrova Popova (Susanna -soprano-)
Angel Petkov (Public sribe -tenor-)
Maria Dimchevska (Emma -soprano-)
Dimiter Stanchev (Pastor/First Strelets -baritone-)
Stoil Georgiev (Varsonofiev/Second Strelets -baritone-)
Roumen Doikov (Kouzka -tenor-)
Assen Selimsky (Streshniev -baritone-)
Streltsy: Mincho Popov, Boris Bogdanov, Petko Marinov, Werther Vrachovski, Emil Ugrinov, Stoyan Balabanov, Nedelcho Pavlov, Kosta Dinkov, Boyan Katsarski

Sofia National Opera Chorus (Lyubomir Karoleev, Hristo Kazandjiev)
Sofia National Opera Orchestra (Boris Spassov)
Emil Tchakarov (conductor)

Recorded at Bulgaria Concert Hall in January 1986, Sofia

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