"Actor: Evgeny Nesterenko"

• Boris Godunov - Bolshoi Opera | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Boris Godunov is the quintessential Russian opera and stands as the greatest operatic product of the Russian school. This classic Bolshoi production recorded in 1987 live from the magnificent Bolshoi theatre in Moscow is a chance to see Mussorgsky's opera in a traditional Russian production.The original staging is by Leonid Baratov with designs by Fyodor Fedorovsky. After Mussorgsky's death the work was revised by Rimsky-Korsakov and this is the version sung in t

• A Life For The Tsar - Bolshoi Opera | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £24.28   |  Saving you £-6.29 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A 17th Century tale of how a peasant gave his life to save the Tsar for the Russian people. After the Russian Revolution the Communist regime renamed the opera Ivan Susanin after the main character and altered the libretto in order to emphasise how Susanin delivered Russia from attack from the Polish enemy. The original title and libretto have now been restored. In this production by The Bolshoi Opera filmed in 1992 Russian bass Egveny Nesterenko magnificently sings the dramatic role of Ivan Susanin the tragic hero who leads the Polish enemy on a false path in their search for the Tsar and so allowing the Tsar to escape. The cast also includes Marina Mescheriakova as Susanin's daughter Antonida Alexander Lomonosov as her fiance Sobinin and Elena Zaremba as Susanin's son Vanja. The conductor is Alexander Lazarev.

• The Great Singers of Russia - Vol 2 | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £9.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (150.15%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A video series of epic proportions documenting Russia's illustrious vocal tradition over the course of the 20th century. Hosted by soprano Ljuba Kazarnovskaya the videos feature interviews with Ivan Petrov Irina Arkhipova and Joan Dornemann and extensive performance segments includingIvan petrov - FaustZurab Andzhaparidze - RigolettoIrina Arkhipova - Carmen (with Mario del Monaco)Galina Vishnevskaya - AidaYuri Mazurok - Un Ballo in MascheraBella Rudenko - LakmeEvgeni Nesterenko - Prince IgorElena Obrazrsovas - Carmen; Don CarloVladimir Atlantov - Pagliacci; ToscaMakvala Kasrashvili - Un Ballo in MascheraOlga Borodina - Il Barbiere di SivigliaDmitri Hvorostovsky - Il Barbiere di SivigliaLjuba Kazarnovskaya - Song of Zemphira La Traviata; Salome

• Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov (Bolshoi Orchestra, Nesterenko) | DVD | (18/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  St-Petersburg 1874. Composer Modest Mussorgsky is present at the premiere of his opera Boris Godunov. The curtain opens and the performance begins. After the death of Czar Fyodor and enormous crowd has gathered before the Kremlin gate. Incited by boyars the crowd implores Boris Godunov to accept the throne. Boris agrees though he knows that the crown is spattered with the blood of Czaravitch Dimitri an heir to the throne murdered earlier at Gounov's secret order. At the same time in a monastery monk Pimen is about to finish his historical manuscript. Asked by the young novice Grigori about Dimitri's mysterious death Pimen reveals to him the truth about Godunov's involvement. Deeply affected by the monks tale Grigori soon flees to Lithuania. In the Kremlin Godunov feels increasingly lonely as he is haunted by the visions of the murdered Czarevitch. Prince Shuysky informs him that someone who claims to be Czarevitch Dimitri is heading for Moscow to take over the throne. In fact this is the escaped novice Grigori who has become an impostor in order to win the heart of the Polish beauty Marina Mniszek.

• Boris Godunov | DVD | (19/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £31.99

  A production of the Modest Mussorgsky opera 'Boris Godunov' as performed by the acclaimed Bolshoi ballet company. Soloists include E. Nesterenko L. Arkhipova N. Grigorieva and V. Pivakro.