The Marriage of
Figaro (Le Nozze Di Figaro) - the famous comedy opera by Mozart - Non So Piu sung (actually mimed
by Maria so as to fit in with the director's vision for the scene) by Maria Ewing (an American) in the
"breeches" role of Cherubino. Maria was only in her 20s in this
superlative performance - 1975 performance directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle,
music by Karl Bohm conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, with Hermann
Prey (Figaro), Mirella Freni (Susanna), Kiri Te Kanawa (La Contessa di
Almaviva), Dietrich Fisher-Dieskau (Il Conte di Almaviva), and Maria Ewing
(Cherubino).
Maria Ewing in
the final scene of Richard Strauss' Salome. Stage director was Sir Peter
Hall, and Sir Edward Downes was conducting the Orchestra of Royal Opera. This production from 1992 is available on DVD.
Francis Poulenc - Dialogues des
Carmélites / Blanche de la Force - Maria Ewing
I.
Don [du poème] (2:00) II.
Improvisation sur Mallarmé I (17:50) III.
Improvisation sur Mallarmé II (23:12) IV.
Improvisation sur Mallarmé III (35:18) V. Tombeau (56:28)
Modest
Petrowitsch Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov Popular music drama in four acts
with a prologue Based on the ‘’definitive’’ version by Mussorgsky in 1872
(00:00-06:20) Prologue Scene One (00:00) People’s chorus (02:04) Shchelkalov’s address -
Pilgrims’ chorus (07:07) Conclusion - scene (12:57) Scene Two Coronation Scene -
Entry Of Boris (16:36) Prologue. Scene 2. Scene (22:43)
Act 1 Scene One Pimen's Monologue (25:11) Monologue (Conclusion) - Scene (29:36) Grigory's Dream - Pimen's
Narration (32:55) Pimen's Uglich Narration (40:34) Matins - Monk's Chorus -
Grigory's Monologue (44:59) Scene Two Hostess's Song (47:45) Scene (51:10) Varlaam's Drinking-Song (53:40) Scene 2. Scene (55:44) Scene 2.
Scene (1:01:20)
Act 4 Scene One An assembly hall in
the Moscow Kremlin (2:31:11) Chorus of boyars (2:34:16) Scene (2:37:05) Scene (2:41:34) Pimen's narration (2:44:07) Boris's farewell to Feodor (2:49:27) Boris's final prayer (2:53:19) Monks' chorus - Death of Boris (2:55:23) Scene Two A clearing in a
forest near Kromy - People's chorus (2:59:05) People's chorus (3:01:06) Scene (3:03:35) Scene (3:05:35) Revolutionary chorus (3:06:59) Jesuits’ hymn (3:09:55) Scene (3:11:35)
Boris Godounov :
Alexander Vedernikov
Feodor : Glafira
Koroleva
Xenia : Elena
Shkolnikova
Nurse : Nina
Grigorieva
Shuisky : Andrei
Sokolov
Shchelkalov :
Alexander Voroshilo
Pimen : Vladimir
Matorin
Grigory /
Dimitri : Vladislav Piavko
Marina Mnishek :
Irina Arkhipova
Rangoni : Yuri Masurok
Varlaam : Artur Eisen
Missail : Anatoli Mishutin
URSS TV AND
RADIO LARGE CHORUS Chorus Master : Ludmila Ermakova
SPRING STUDIO
CHILDREN’S CHORUS Chorus Master : Alexander Ponomarev
