Opera in four acts
Music by Shostakovich Libretto by the COMPOSER and A. PREIS , after the story by NIKOLAI LESKOV
(sung in Russian: records)
A great success when it first appeared in 1934, this opera later incurred Stalin's displeasure and was not seen again until the composer brought out a revised edition in 1963. CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE STANISLAVSKY/NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO MUSIC THEATRE, Moscow, conducted by GENNADY PROYATOROV Act 1