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25/06/2016

Peter Eotvos - Three Sisters

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From Vienna State Opera, a performance of Peter Eotvos's opera Three Sisters.

From Vienna State Opera, a performance of Peter Eotvos's opera Three Sisters, a work based on the play by Chekhov, which the composer conducts. Presented by Christopher Cook.

Peter Eötvös's opera Three Sisters was recorded in March at the Vienna State Opera. Based on the play by Chekhov, the opera explores the complex love conflicts of three sisters in the Prozorov family, set in an oppressing Russian provincial atmosphere at the beginning of the 20th century. Departing from Chekhov, Eötvös divides the piece into three sequences, each representing the same events as seen by three different characters. Eötvös adds to the psychological tension of Chekhov's drama by providing a back-stage orchestra which complements a smaller ensemble in the pit. In the title roles are the soprano Aida Garifullina as Irina and mezzo-sopranos Margarita Gritskova as Mascha and Ilseyar Khayrullova as Olga. The chorus and orchestra of the Vienna State Opera are conducted back-stage by Jonathan Stockhammer, while the composer himself directs the ensemble in the pit. Presented by Christopher Cook. 

Irina ..... Aida Garifullina (soprano)
Mascha ..... Margarita Gritskova (mezzo-soprano)
Olga ..... Ilseyar Khayrullova (mezzo-soprano)
Natascha ..... Eric Jurenas (counter-tenor)
Tusenbach ..... Boaz Daniel (baritone)
Verschinin ..... Clemens Unterreiner (baritone)
Andrei ..... Gabriel Bermudez (baritone)
Kulygin ..... Dan Paul Dumitrescu (bass)
Doctor ..... Norbert Ernst (tenor)
Solyony ..... Viktor Shevchenko (bass)
Anfissa ..... Marcus Pelz (bass-baritone)
Rode ..... Jason Bridges (tenor)
Fedotik ..... Jinxu Xiahou (tenor)

Chorus of the Vienna State Opera
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
Conductor (stage orchestra) Jonathan Stockhammer
Conductor (orchestra pit ensemble) Peter Eötvös.

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