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Prom 29: Mussorgsky - Khovanshchina

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2017

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, conductor Semyon Bychkov and an exciting cast, including Russian mezzo-soprano Elena Maximova, feature in Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina.

Live at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms: Mussorgsky's opera Khovanshchina. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers, Slovak Philharmonic Choir, boys' choirs and an international cast - conductor Semyon Bychkov.

Live at the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Ian Skelly

Mussorgsky
Khovanshchina, Act 1

6.45pm INTERVAL - Proms Extra
Petroc Trelawny discusses Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina with Rosamund Bartlett and Nicholas Baragwanath.

7.05pm
Khovanshchina, Acts 2 & 3

8.10pm INTERVAL: Throwing a Wobbly
Louise Fryer uncovers the ups and downs of vocal vibrato. How and why do singers use it? With guests sopranos Janis Kelly and Peyee Chen, tenor John Potter, scientist Helena Daffern and early music researcher Richard Bethell.
Producer David Gallagher

8.30pm
Khovanshchina, Acts 4 & 5

Ivan Khovansky ..... Ante Jerkunica (bass)
Andrey Khovansky ..... Christopher Ventris (tenor)
Golitsin .....Vsevolod Grivnov (tenor)
Marfa ..... Elena Maximova (mezzo-soprano)
Dosifey ..... Ain Anger (bass)
Shaklovity ..... Georg Gagnidze (bass)
Susanna ..... Jennifer Rhys-Davies (soprano)
Scribe ..... Norbert Ernst (tenor)
Emma ..... Anush Hovhannisyan (soprano)
Kuzka ..... Colin Judson (tenor)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers
Slovak Philharmonic Choir
Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School Schola Cantorum
Tiffin Boys' Choir
Paul Weigold (asst.conductor)
Paul Curran (director)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

Shot through with folk melodies, Mussorgsky's 'national music drama' Khovanshchina weaves a richly coloured operatic tapestry in which Russia herself is the heroine. Semyon Bychkov conducts the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestras and an exciting cast, including Russian mezzo-soprano Elena Maximova.

4 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 6 Aug 2017 18:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Khovanshchina (orch. Dmitry Shostakovich)

    Orchestrator: Dmitry Shostakovich. Singer: Ante Jerkunica. Singer: Christopher Ventris. Singer: Vsevolod Grivnov. Singer: Elena Maximova. Singer: Ain Anger. Singer: George Gagnidze. Singer: Jennifer Rhys-Davies. Singer: Norbert Ernst. Singer: Anush Hovhannisyan. Singer: Colin Judson. Choir: Schola Cantorum of The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School. Choir: Tiffin Boys’ Choir. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Choir: Slovak Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov. Performer: Paul Curran.

  • Post-concert

    • Dmitry Shostakovich

      Prelude and Fugue in G major, Op 87 No 3

      Performer: Tatiana Nikolayeva.
      • Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: Tatiana Nicolayeva.
      • Hyperion.
      • 5.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op 87 No 4

    Performer: Tatiana Nikolayeva.
    • Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: Tatiana Nicolayeva.
    • Hyperion.
    • 7.

Credits

Performer Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Performer Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Aug 2017 18:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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