Prince Igor

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Event Prince Igor
Venue Opéra Bastille, 75012 Paris, France
First Date 25 November 2019
Last Date 26 December 2019
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Production of the Alexander Borodin opera.

"Borodin’s only opera, this great Russian epic, best known for its Polovtsian Dances, questions the responsibilities of a leader with regard to his people. Having ceded power to his despotic brother‑in-law in order to go to war, Igor is taken prisoner with his son. From his refusal to negotiate with the enemy to his return home, the prince’s deeds invite us to reconsider our own moral values. By divesting the work of folklore of the most elementary kind, Barrie Kosky’s production highlights a universal need for ethics."
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Music
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
José Luis Basso Choir Master
Otto Pichler Choreographer
Alexander Borodin Composer
Philippe Jordan Conductor
Klaus Bruns Costume Designer
Barrie Kosky Director
Alexander Borodin Librettist
Franck Évin Lighting Designer
Alexander Glazunov Music Adaptor Completed opera after Borodin's death
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Music Adaptor Completed opera after Borodin's death
Ildar Abdrazakov Musician: Bass Prince Igor
Dmitry Ivashchenko Musician: Bass Kontchak
Adam Palka Musician: Bass Skoula
Dmitry Ulyanov Musician: Bass Prince Galitski
Rufus Didwiszus Set Designer
Anita Rachvelishvili Singer: Mezzo-Soprano Kontchakovna
Marina Haller Singer: Soprano La Nourrice
Irina Kopylova Singer: Soprano Une Jeune Polovtsienne
Elena Stikhina Singer: Soprano Iaroslavna
Pavel Černoch Singer: Tenor Vladimir
Vasily Efimov Singer: Tenor Ovlour
Andrei Popov Singer: Tenor Ierochka
Works
Text Nationality Russia
Production Nationality France
Further Information Select performances cancelled due a national strike.
Event Status Completed
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 164799