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  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Enchantress
    • I: Introduction
    • I: Folk Scene "Lyubo nam za Okoy"
    • I: Folk Scene "Poydy l, vydu l ya"
    • I: Chorus of Guests and Scene "Zdravstvuy, matushka Kuma"
    • I: Scene & Kuma's Arioso "Pesnyu! Pesnyu!"
    • I: People's Chorus & Scene "S okhoty, brattsy, knyazich"
    • I: Scene "Tak vot, gde gulbishch skvernoye gnezdo!"
    • I: Decimet & Chorus "Mne etot persten dragotsenny!"
    • I: Scene & Chorus "A ty vina, Mamyrov, khochesh?"
    • I: Dance of the Tumblers & Scene "Dyak, plyashi!"
    • II: Entr'acte
    • II: Scene & Princess's Arioso "Bezhit moy son ot dum trevozhnikh"
    • II: Scene & Duet Princess and the Young Prince Yuri "Akh, Yury, zdravstvuy"
    • II: Scene "Prizvan byl i priidokh Ya ne zval"
    • II: Scene & Prince's Arioso "Kol s delom ty, v drygoye vremya"
    • II: Prince with the Princess Scene "Menya izvodil ty pozvat"
    • II: Folk Scene "Derzhi yego! Lovi yego!"
    • II: Finale "Zachem v ottsovy ty dela meshayeshsya, moy syn?"
    • III: Scene & Kuma end Prince Duet "Ty, gosudar, potupiv ochi"
    • III: Scene "Kak vyderzhat dostalo sily!"
    • III: Scene & Kuma and Kniazhich Duet "Sveti! Yeyo zdes net?"
    • IV: Entr'acte
    • IV: Scene & Chorus "Nikak roga!"
    • IV: Scene & Princess and Kuma Duet "Medvedya, knyazhich, my podnyali"
    • IV: Scene & Kuma's Arioso "Vot zdes pricalit nam veleli"
    • IV: Scene & Kuma and Princess Duet "Kuma? Nu da!"
    • IV: Scene & Quartet in Kuma, Princess, Yuri and Kuma "Nastya! Milyu moy"
    • IV: Finale "Bolna ty, Nastya?"

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opera Tchaikovsky's The Enchantress Vasily Barkhatov (stage director), Valentin Uryupin (conductor) — With Asmik Grigorian (Nastasia), Iain MacNeil (Prince), Claudia Mahnke (Princess), Alexander Mikhailov (Prince Juri) …

Vasily Barkhatov (stage director), Valentin Uryupin (conductor) — With Asmik Grigorian (Nastasia), Iain MacNeil (Prince), Claudia Mahnke (Princess), Alexander Mikhailov (Prince Juri) …

Tchaikovsky's The Enchantress Vasily Barkhatov (stage director), Valentin Uryupin (conductor) — With Asmik Grigorian (Nastasia), Iain MacNeil (Prince), Claudia Mahnke (Princess), Alexander Mikhailov (Prince Juri) …

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The greatest tragedy ever written by Tchaikovsky—in his own opinion—casts a spell over the Frankfurt Opera, with the entrancing Asmik Grigorian in the title role of The Enchantress!

Rarely performed today, Tchaikovsky’s seventh opera is notable for its multi-stranded plot, combining amorous jealousy and political intrigue, human drama and religious intervention. The story revolves around the fascinating Nastasia—interpreted by an impeccable Asmik Grigorian—who finds herself caught in a love triangle: her interest in Prince Yuriy is unrequited, though Yuriy’s royal father is enamored with her, much to the chagrin of his wife. The plot thickens when the old deacon Mamyrov accuses Nastasia of being a witch, which leads to violent and unpredictable consequences…

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Cast

  • Vasily Barkhatov | Stage director
  • Christian Schmidt | Set designer
  • Kirsten Dephoff | Costumes
  • Gal Fefferman | Choreographer
  • Olaf Winter | Lighting
  • Christian Borchers | Video
  • Zsolt Horpácsy | Dramaturgy
  • Asmik Grigorian | Nastasia
  • Iain MacNeil | Prince Nikita Kurlyatev
  • Claudia Mahnke | Princess Yevpraksiya Romanovna
  • Alexander Mikhaylov | Prince Yuriy
  • Frederic Jost | Mamyrow, Kudma
  • Zanda Švēde | Nenila
  • Božidar Smiljanić | Iwan Schuran
  • Oper Frankfurt Choir
  • Tilman Michael | Chorus Master
  • Frankfurter Museumsorchester
  • Valentin Uryupin | Conductor

Program

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Enchantress
    • I: Introduction
    • I: Folk Scene "Lyubo nam za Okoy"
    • I: Folk Scene "Poydy l, vydu l ya"
    • I: Chorus of Guests and Scene "Zdravstvuy, matushka Kuma"
    • I: Scene & Kuma's Arioso "Pesnyu! Pesnyu!"
    • I: People's Chorus & Scene "S okhoty, brattsy, knyazich"
    • I: Scene "Tak vot, gde gulbishch skvernoye gnezdo!"
    • I: Decimet & Chorus "Mne etot persten dragotsenny!"
    • I: Scene & Chorus "A ty vina, Mamyrov, khochesh?"
    • I: Dance of the Tumblers & Scene "Dyak, plyashi!"
    • II: Entr'acte
    • II: Scene & Princess's Arioso "Bezhit moy son ot dum trevozhnikh"
    • II: Scene & Duet Princess and the Young Prince Yuri "Akh, Yury, zdravstvuy"
    • II: Scene "Prizvan byl i priidokh Ya ne zval"
    • II: Scene & Prince's Arioso "Kol s delom ty, v drygoye vremya"
    • II: Prince with the Princess Scene "Menya izvodil ty pozvat"
    • II: Folk Scene "Derzhi yego! Lovi yego!"
    • II: Finale "Zachem v ottsovy ty dela meshayeshsya, moy syn?"
    • III: Scene & Kuma end Prince Duet "Ty, gosudar, potupiv ochi"
    • III: Scene "Kak vyderzhat dostalo sily!"
    • III: Scene & Kuma and Kniazhich Duet "Sveti! Yeyo zdes net?"
    • IV: Entr'acte
    • IV: Scene & Chorus "Nikak roga!"
    • IV: Scene & Princess and Kuma Duet "Medvedya, knyazhich, my podnyali"
    • IV: Scene & Kuma's Arioso "Vot zdes pricalit nam veleli"
    • IV: Scene & Kuma and Princess Duet "Kuma? Nu da!"
    • IV: Scene & Quartet in Kuma, Princess, Yuri and Kuma "Nastya! Milyu moy"
    • IV: Finale "Bolna ty, Nastya?"

Details

  • Venue: Alte Oper Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany)
  • Production date: 2022
  • Duration: 3 h 23 min
  • Production: © Naxos
  • Available version(s): RU
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