TCHAIKOVSKY Iolanta [1984] (2 discs Erato) ROSTROPOVITCH • VICHNIEVSKAÏA • GEDDA

Description: Tchaikovsky's Iolanta, Op. 69, the last opera he composed, is a lyric opera in one act. The libretto, written by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, is based on the Danish play Kong Renés Datter (King René's Daughter) by Henrik Hertz, a romanticised account of the life of Yolande de Bar. In the original Danish play, the spelling of the princess's name was "Iolanthe". The play was translated by Fyodor Miller and adapted by Vladimir Zotov. The opera received its premiere on 18 December 1892 in Saint Petersburg. Iolanta[Yolanta]byPyotr Il'yich TchaikovskyIolanta - Galina VishnevskayaRené - Dimiter (Dimitar) PetkovVaudemont - Nicolai GeddaIbn-Hakia - Tom KrauseRobert - Walton GrönroosAlmeric - James AndersonBertrand - Fernand DumontMartha - Viorica CortezBrigitta - Tania GeddaLaura - Colleen GaetanoMstislav Rostropovich. conductorOrchestre de ParisGroupe Vocale de France Recorded live Dec. 1984, Salle Pleyel, Paris Booklet includes libretto with French, English and German translations.

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Artist: Galina Vishnevskaya, Dimiter Petkov, Nicolai Gedda, Tom Krause, Walton Grönroos, James Anderson, Fernand Dumont, Viorica Cortez, Tania Gedda, Colleen Gaetano

Type: Historic Recording

Format: CD

Record Label: Erato

Release Year: 1984

Release Title: Iolanta

Style: Opera

Genre: Classical, Opera