Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)
Ruslan and Lyudmilla (Fairy opera in 3 parts, 5 acts)
Original version / Live recording
Ruslan (Taras Shtonda, Bass-baritone)
Lyudmila (Ekaterina Morozova, Soprano)
Svetosar (Vadim Lynkovsky, Bass)
Ratmir (Aleksandra Durseneva, Contralto)
Finn (Vitaly Panfilov, Tenor)
Gorislava (Maria Gavrilova, Soprano)
Farlaf (Valery Gilmanov, Bass)
Bayan (Maksim Paster, Tenor)
Naina (Irina Dolzhenko, Mezzo-soprano)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow) conducted by Alexander Vedernikov
Chorus master: Valery Borisov
Conductor: Igor Dronov
Voice coach: Franco Pagliazzi
Concertmaster: Dmitry Khakhamov
Glass harmonica: Igor Sklyarov & Timofei Vinkovsky, Flute: Sergei Balashov, Oboe: Sofia Belyaeva, English horn: Vladislav Komissarchuk, Clarinet: Alexei Bogorad
Recorded live at the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, April 23rd –27th , 2003
Released 2004.