Boris Godunov. (CDs).(this is the first CD release of the 1964 LP of George London's role of Boris Godunov at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow)(Sound Recording Review)

From: Opera Canada | Date: March 22, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Mussorgsky

London, Mitukova, Shumskaya, Shulpin, Ivanovsky, Archipova, Grigoriev. Chorus and orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre. Alexander Melik-Pashaev, conductor. Sony Classical S3K 52571 (3 CDs). **

I wish I could be more enthusiastic about this first CD release of the 1964 LP that memorialized George London's assumption of the role of Boris Godunov at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. London was the first non-Russian to sing Godunov at what was then the centre of the USSR's operatic life. Given the Cold War conditions prevailing, the invitation to sing was a strong measure ...

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