Introducing Ruslan
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.
Cast
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Gennady Bezzubenkov
Farlaf
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Irina Bogachova
Naina
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Larissa Diadkova
Ratmir
Valery Gergiev
Artistic Director
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Galina Gorchakova
Gorislava
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Mikhail Kit
Svetozar
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Yuri Marusin
Bayan
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Reiner Moritz
Presenter
Anna Netrebko
Lyudmila
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Vladimir Ognovenko
Ruslan
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Steve Jellyman
Cinematographer
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David Oakley
Cinematographer