NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV

- The Maid of Pskov (Ivan the Terrible)

Ivan the Terrible: VLADIMIR OGNOVENKO
Princess Olga: GALINA GORCHAKOVA
Mikhail A. Tucha: VLADIMIR GALUSIN
Vlasyevna: LUDMILA FILATOVA
Perfilyevna: EVGENIA PERLASOVA
Styosha: OLGA KORZHENSKAYA
Prince Yuri I. Tokmakov: GENNADY BEZZUBENKOV
Boyar Nikita Matuta: NIKOLAI GASSIEV
Prince Afanasy Vyazemski: EVGENY FEDOTOV
Yushko Velebin: GEORGY ZASTAVNI
Bomelius: YURI LAPTEV
KIROV CHORUS
KIROV ORCHESTRA, ST PETERSBURG
conducted by VALERY GERGIEV

CD 446 678-2 (2-CD set) DDD
PHILIPS

- Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Opera bring another less well-known Russian opera to life as only they can do it! Critics all agree that it is good to have these operas "coming in from the cold."

- Rimsky-Korsakov's opera is also known as Ivan the Terrible. It tells the story of Olga, the love child of Ivan, who is torn between the love for her father and the love for the leader of the rebellion against him.

- As always with the Kirov, even the smallest roles are filled by experienced and accomplished artists. The depth of this company amazes critics in release after release!