Beethoven Hall

6 May, 19:30
I Part

From the opera Boris Godunov:

Coronation scene
Shchelkalov’s aria
Yuri Nechaev (baritone)

Cell Scene
Oleg Dolgov (tenor)
Otar Kunchulia (bass)

Mathô’s monologue from Salammbô
Mikhail Diyakov (baritone)

Parasya’s dumka from The Fair at Sorochyntsi
Natalia Levitina (soprano)

Shaklovity’s aria from Khovanshchina
Yuri Nechaev (baritone)

II Part

“The Leaves Rustled Sadly” on poem by Alexei Pleshcheyev
“Darling Savishna” on lyrics by composer
Mephistopheles’ Song in Auerbach’s Cellar (Song of the Flea) on lyrics by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe translated by Alexander Strugovshchikov
Otar Kunchulia (bass)

“The Nursery”, vocal cycle on poems by composer
1. With Nanny
2. In the Corner
4. With the Doll
5. At Bedtime
Natalia Levitina (soprano)

“Songs and Dances of Death”, vocal cycle on poems by Arseny Golenishchev-Kutuzov
1. Lullaby
2. Serenade
3. Trepak
4. The Field Marshal
Yuri Nechaev (baritone)

Piano part — Valery Gerasimov