Opera in five acts
Music by Mussorgsky arranged and orchestrated by Dmitri Shostakovich Libretto by THE COMPOSER and v. v. STASSOV direct from the Royal Opera House. Covent
Garden, the revival In which Evgeny Svetlanov makes his British opera debut
(sung In Russian)
Royal Opera Chorus chorus-master JOHN MCCARTHY
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House leader david NOLAN conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov Acts 1 and 2