The Invisible City of Kitezh, completed in 1905, is a remarkable opera that fuses folklore, mysticism and realism. Its subject is the story of the advancing — Mongol army's entry to Great Kitezh and the city's subsequent mi... more »raculous survival. Rejecting archaisms and the more religiously inclined suggestions of
his librettist, Rimsky-Korsakov sought to create an opera that 'is contemporary and even fairly advanced'. It is therefore through-composed, hinting at times at
Wagnerian procedure, and flooded with the composer's rich, apt and brilliant orchestral palette, fully supportive of the powerful vocal writing.« less
Actors:Kazakov, Panfilov, Monogarova, Gubsky, Hakobyan Director:Nekrosius Studio:NAXOS OF AMERICA DVD Format:DVD - Color,Widescreen DVD Release Date: 12/13/2011 Release Year: 2011 Run Time: 3hr 7min Screens: Color,Widescreen Number of Discs: 2 SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Edition: Classical MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:Russian Subtitles:English