A prologue and opera in four acts by Borodin
Libretto by the COMPOSER after a play by STASOV
( Sung in Russian: records)
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF THE BOLSHOI THEATRE
Moscow, conducted by MARK ERMLER
The scene is set in Putivl, a town in the region of Seversk, and in the Polovtsian camp. The action takes place in 1185 Act 1