Rimsky-Korsakov's fourth opera is set in ninth-century Russia. The role of its silent heroine, murdered before the opera begins by a rival princess, is taken by a ballet dancer. A semi-staged performance, live from the Barbican Hall, London, as part of the LSO series, The Flight of the Firebird. (sung in Russian) (bass) (SOp) (tenor) (mezzo-sop) (alto) (bar) (dancer)
LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS chorusmaster SIMON JOLY
LONDON SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA conducted by MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS (In association with the Howard Gilman Foundation)
8.15-8.30, 9.15-9.30
Between the acts, William Simons reads passages from Rimsky-Korsakov's autobiography relating to the composition and first production of Mlada.
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