Glinka - Ruslan and Lyudmila / Valery Gergiev / Ognovenko, Netrebko, Diadkova, Bezzubenkov, Gorchakova. / DVD Video 

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Ognovenko, Netrebko, Diadkova, Bezzubenkov, Gorchakova.
Kirov Opera & Orchestra, at the Mariinsky Theatre,
St Petersburg
Valery Gergiev
BONUS FEATURES Introducing Ruslan Catching Up With Music

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Lyudmila Anna Netrebko Ruslan Vladimir Ognovenko Ratmir Larissa Diadkova Farlaf Gennady Bezzubenkov Gorislava Galina Gorchakova
Kirov Orchestra, Opera Chorus and Ballet, St Petersburg VALERY GERGIEV
In association with San Francisco Opera
Valery Gergiev directs the Kirov Opera in this spectacular 1995 production of Russia's first operatic masterpiece. Described by Tchaikovsky as "the Tsar of operas", Glinka's Ruslan and Lyudmila adapts Pushkin's comic epic drama, a magical mix of sorcery, knight errantry and romance.
Directed for the stage by Lotfi Mansouri Executive Producer Jane Seymour Producer Colin Wilson
Video Director Hans Hulscher
Bonus Features - "Introducing Ruslan" & "Catching Up With Music" Introducing Ruslan (18 mins) presents maestro Valery Gergiev discussing this seminal Russian masterpiece, while Catching Up With Music (59 mins) follows his frenetic career as he combines international appearances with running one of the world's top opera companies, the Kirov in St Petersburg. Both features are English-language films.