Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
KASHCHEY THE IMMORTAL
Opera (an autumn tale) in 1 act
concert performance
libretto
by the composer, inspired by Yevgeny Petrovsky
CAST:
Savva KHASTAEV (Kashchey) – tenor
Antonina VESENINA (Tsarevna) – soprano
Irina SHISHKOVA (Kashcheyevna) – mezzo-soprano
Yaroslav PETRYANIK (Prince Ivan) – baritone
Mikhail KOLELISHVILI (Storm-Bogatyr) – bass
Larisa GERGIEVA – vocal coach
POZNAŃ CHAMBER CHOIR
Bartosz MICHAŁOWSKI – choirmaster
POZNAŃ PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Łukasz BOROWICZ – conductor
Kashchey the Immortal (1901–1902, 1906)
FIRST SCENE
- Days without joy (Tsarevna, Kashchey) 8:19
- I see a young woman who is marvelously beautiful (Tsarevna, Kashchey, Storm-Bogatyr) 4:31
- Her eyes are dark (Tsarevna, Kashchey) 4:44
- You gousli (Kashchey, Choir, Tsarevna) 6:51
SECOND SCENE
- Night is falling (Kashcheyevna) 5:34
- The night is black (Prince Ivan, Kashcheyevna) 3:25
- This refreshing drink (Kashcheyevna, Prince Ivan) 6:47
- He is sleeping… your hour is coming (Kashcheyevna, Storm-Bogatyr, Prince Ivan) 4:23
THIRD SCENE
- Sleep, go to sleep, Kashchey (Tsarevna, Storm-Bogatyr) 4:24
- Am I dreaming (Prince Ivan, Tsarevna, Kashchey, Kashcheyevna) 3:16
- Goodbye, my beloved prince (Tsarevna, Prince Ivan, Kashchey, Kashcheyevna) 8:51
- This is the end of the cursed realm (Choir, Storm-Bogatyr, Tsarevna, Prince Ivan) 2:29
Total time: 63:36
© DUX, DUX 1485, 2021
Recorded at the Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium – Concert Hall of the Poznań Philharmonic,
19–23 March, 2018