Betrothal in a Monastery
The support group for opera addicts is in session, and its participants perform Prokofiev's Betrothal in a Monastery. Rarely performed outside Russia, and consigned to oblivion by Andrei Zhdanov's anti-formalist policies after the Second World War, the work is transformed by Dmitri Tcherniakov's extravagant staging. Under the baton of Daniel Barenboim, an all-star cast featuring Aida Garifullina and Violeta Urmana bring the characters to life on stage at Berlin's Staatsoper Unter den Linden.
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Stephan Rügamer
Don Jerome
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Andrey Zhilikhovsky
Don Ferdinand
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Aida Garifullina
Luisa
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Violeta Urmana
Duenya
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Verdi: Aida
Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci
Bogdan Volkov
Don Antonio
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Mozart: Così fan tutte - Teatro alla Scala
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Anna Goryachova
Clara d'Almanza
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Royal Opera House: Carmen
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Goran Juric
Mendoza
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Guillaume Tell
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Lauri Vasar
Don Carlos
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Maxim Paster
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Dmitri Tcherniakov Director · Andy Sommer Director Sergei Prokofiev Writer
First release April 22, 2019 · Production BelAir Media, Mezzo · Original title Обручение в монастыре
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Staatsoper Unter den Linden
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BelAir Media
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Mezzo
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Unitel
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Original title
Обручение в монастыре
Original language
Russian
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Russian
Release dates
Germany · April 22, 2019
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