Mlada 1990Bolshoi Opera, Moscow
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The opening choice for the 1990 Bolshoi visit, Mlada was an unknown quantity - one of those obscure Russian operas set in the distant pre-Christian past, full of exotic characters and situations, but this time having large sections of ballet mixed in with the operatic side. The huge audience loved it. In what was a superb demonstration of this great company's repertoire system, the cast had great strength in depth, so a principal tenor like Fedin, who would sing major roles in the other operas, here sang the Moor. Elena Zaremba and Nina Galonova, Lumir and Morena in some performances, also went on as Third Market Woman on their 'night off'.
Performance Cast
- Prince Mstivoy
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Gleb Nikolsky (Aug 3, 5)
Boris Morozov (Aug 4, 6)
- Princess Voyslava Mstivoy's daughter
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Makvala Kasrashvili (Aug 3, 5)
Irina Udalova (Aug 4, 6)
- Morena goddess of darkness
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Galina Borisova (Aug 3, 5)
Nina Galonova (Aug 4, 6)
- Lada a good spirit
- Prince Yaromir
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Oleg Kulko (Aug 3, 5)
Arkady Mishenkin (Aug 4, 6)
- Mlada a ghost
- Lumir a Czech visitor
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Elena Zaremba (Aug 3, 5)
Ludmila Nam (Aug 4, 6)
- Man from Novgorod
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Vladimir Kudriashov (Aug 3, 5)
Aleksandr Arkhipov (Aug 4, 6)
- Wife from Novgorod
- Viking
- Overman
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Yuri Statnik (Aug 3, 5)
Anatoly Babykin (Aug 4, 6)
- Moor
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Aleksandr Fedin (Aug 3, 5)
Andrei Salnikov (Aug 4, 6)
- First Merchant
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Nikolai Maiboroda (Aug 3, 5)
Konstantin Baskov (Aug 4, 6)
- Second Merchant
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Maxim Mikhailov (Aug 3, 5)
Viacheslav Pochansky (Aug 4, 6)
- First Market Woman
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Nina Larionova (Aug 3, 5)
Larisa Yurchenko (Aug 4, 6)
- Second Market Woman
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Olga Terushnova (Aug 3, 5)
Marina Shutova (Aug 4, 6)
- Third Market Woman
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Nina Galonova (Aug 3, 5)
Elena Zaremba (Aug 4, 6)
- Cleopatra a vision
- Veglasniy High Priest of Radegast
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Anton Dzhaparedze (Aug 3, 5)
Mikhail Maslov (Aug 4, 6)