Poster of Khovanshchina

Khovanshchina

Plot: This performance, recorded live at the Bolshoi Opera in 1979, stars the great Russian bass Evgeny Nesterenko as Dosifei, the Old Believer at religious and psychological war with the new order, led by Prince Ivan Khovansky. The manipulative Khovansky is powerfully portrayed here by Alexander Vedernikov, another of the world’s greatest basses, little known outside of the Soviet Union
Release Date: Monday, January 1 1979
46 years ago
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Portrait of Evgeny NesterenkoEvgeny NesterenkoEvgeny Nesterenko was 40 in Khovanshchina as 'Dosifei'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 08 1938 –
Sat, Mar 20 2021
Portrait of Irina ArkhipovaIrina ArkhipovaIrina Arkhipova was 3 in Khovanshchina as 'Marfa'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 29 1982
Portrait of Evgeny RaikovEvgeny RaikovEvgeny Raikov was >> in Khovanshchina as 'Prince Galitsyn'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vladislav RomanovskyVladislav RomanovskyVladislav Romanovsky was >> in Khovanshchina as 'Shaklovity'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Aleksandr VedernikovAleksandr VedernikovAleksandr Vedernikov was >> in Khovanshchina as 'Khovansky'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yuri SimonovYuri SimonovYuri Simonov was >> in Khovanshchina as 'Conductor'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Elena MacheretElena MacheretElena Macheret was >> in Khovanshchina as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Modeste MoussorgskyModeste MoussorgskyModeste Moussorgsky would have been no older than 42 in Khovanshchina as 'Original Music Composer, Writer'
Birthday: Thu, Mar 21 1839 –
Mon, Mar 28 1881