Prince Igor: Kirov Ballet

Overview

The sweeping saga of Alexander Borodin's "Prince Igor" springs to life with the talents of the Kirov Opera and Ballet in this memorable 1998 staging recorded live at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Nikolai Putilin assumes the role of the titular 12th-century royal, who is captured by the Polovtsian nomad Khan Konchak (Vladimir Vaneev) and later escapes, only to see his son fall in love with Konchak's daughter.

Cast

Valery Gergiev

Conductor

Nikolai Putilin

Prince Igor

Galina Gorchakova

Yaroslavna

Jevgenij Akimov

Vladimir Igorievich

Sergei Aleksashkin

Vladimir Yaroslavich

Nikolai Gassiev

Skula

Grigory Karasev

Yeroshka

Vladimir Vaneev

Konchak (Polovtsian Khan)

Olga Borodina

Konchakovna (daugther of Khan Konchak)

Valery Lebed

Ovlur