Cherevichki [videorecording] = The tsarina's slippers /
Tsarina's slippers
Tchaikovsky.
- Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex : Opus Arte, 2010.
- 1 videodisc (155 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Special features: Introduction to Cherevichki by Francesca Zambello; cast and characters; staging Gogol's world; cast gallery. Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French (25 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Stage director, Francesca Zambello ; costume designs, Tatiana Noginova ; lighting design, Rick Fisher ; choreography, Alastair Marriott ; television director, Jonathan Haswell ; a BBC/Royal Opera House co-production. Stage director, Francesca Zambello ; costume designs, Tatiana Noginova ; lighting design, Rick Fisher ; choreography, Alastair Marriott ; television director, Jonathan Haswell ; a BBC/Royal Opera House co-production.
Olga Guryakova (Oxana) ; Vsevolod Grivnov (Vakula) ; Larissa Diadkova (Solokha) ; Vladimir Matorin (Chub) ; Maxim Mikhailov (The Devil) ; Viacheslav Voynarovskiy (The schoolmaster) ; Alexander Vassiliev (Pan golova) ; John Upperton (Panas) ; Sergei Leiferkus (His Highness) ; Jeremy White (Master of Ceremonies) ; Olga Sabadoch (Odarks) ; Mara Galeazzi, Gary Avis, principal dancers ; Dancers of The Royal Ballet ; Royal Opera Chorus ; Orchestra of The Royal Opera House ; Alexander Polianichko, conductor.
Recorded live on November 23 and 28, 2009 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.
"Based on Gogol's fantastical and comic story of the Devil's antics on Christmas Eve, this magical opera is brought vividly to life in Francesca Zambello's vibrant production"--Container.
Blu-ray disc; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9; filmed in HD.
Sung in Russian, with optional subtitles in English, French, German, and Spanish.