Notes: | Opera in four acts and one prologue, sung in Russian ; libretto by the composer based on the play by Pushkin. The "original (second) version (1872)" plus Act 4, Scene 1 from the 1869 version. Compact discs. Program notes in English, German and French and libretto in Russian, with English, German and French translations (264 p. : ill., ports.) in container. Stefka Mineva, mezzo-soprano ; Michail Svetlev, Josef Frank, Mincho Popov, tenors ; Nicholai Ghiaurov, Boris Martinovich, Nicola Ghiuselev, basses ; other soloists ; Sofia National Opera Chorus ; Sofia Festival Orchestra ; Emil Tchakarov, conductor. Recorded in Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Sept. 11-19, 1986.
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