Introducing Ruslan (1997) Online
- Original Title :
- Introducing Ruslan
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary / Short / Music
- Year :
- 1997
- Directror :
- Josef d'Bache-Kane
- Cast :
- Gennady Bezzubenkov,Irina Bogachova,Larissa Diadkova
- Type :
- Movie
- Time :
- 18min
- Rating :
- 6.3/10
Maestro Valery Gergiev, Conductor and Artistic Director of The Kirov Opera is interviewed by Dr. Reiner Moritz, Arts Patron, giving an indepth insight into the historic recording of the operatic masterpiece "Ruslan and Lyudmila" by the acknowledged "Father of Russian Opera" the composer Mikhail Glinka. Valery discusses the casting, music and staging of the opera, recorded at The Mariinsky Theatre in 1996. This Introduction accompanies the DVD Recording as an Extra Feature.
Credited cast: | |||
Gennady Bezzubenkov | - | Farlaf | |
Irina Bogachova | - | Naina | |
Larissa Diadkova | - | Ratmir | |
Valery Gergiev | - | Artistic Director | |
Galina Gorchakova | - | Gorislava | |
Mikhail Kit | - | Svetozar | |
Yuri Marusin | - | Bayan | |
Reiner Moritz | - | Presenter | |
Anna Netrebko | - | Lyudmila | |
Vladimir Ognovenko | - | Ruslan | |
Konstantin Pluzhnikov | - | Finn | |
Mikhail Shtein | - | Chernomor |