| Other author/creator | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908 arranger of music. |
| Other author/creator | Pirogov, Aleksandr performer. |
| Other author/creator | Mikhaĭlov, Maksim, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Lubent︠s︡ov, Vasiliĭ, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Nėlepp, G. M. (Georgiĭ Mikhaĭlovich), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Maksakova, M. performer. |
| Other author/creator | Golovanov, Nikolaĭ Semenovich, 1891-1953 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Belov, Evgeniĭ, 1913-1992, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Vishnevskai︠a︡, Galina, 1926-2012 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Lemeshev, Sergeĭ, 1902-1977 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Avdeeva, Larisa, 1925-2013, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Khaĭkin, B. conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Ivanov, Andrei, 1900-1970, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Smolenskai︠a︡, E., performer. |
| Other author/creator | Melik-Pashaev, Aleksandr Shamilʹevich, 1905-1964, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Derzhinskai︠a︡, Ksenii︠a︡, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Khanaev, Nikandr, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Zlatogorova, Bronislava I︠A︡kovlevna, 1905-1995, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Baturin, Aleksandr performer. |
| Other author/creator | Samosud, Samuil, 1884-1964 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Petrov, Vladimir, 1926- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Firsova, V. performer. |
| Other author/creator | Andrejeva, Larissa, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Levko, V. performer. |
| Other author/creator | Svetlanov, Yevgeny, 1928-2002 conductor. |
| Included Work | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Boris Godunov (Rimsky-Korsakov) |
| Included Work | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Evgeniĭ Onegin. |
| Included Work | Borodin, Aleksandr Porfirʹevich, 1833-1887. Kni︠a︡zʹ Igorʹ. |
| Included Work | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Pikovai︠a︡ dama. |
| Included Work | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Sadko (Opera) |
| Other author/creator | Bolʹshoĭ teatr SSSR performer. |
| Variant title |
Title on container: Russian opera : masterworks. |
| Contents |
[Discs 1-3]. Boris Godunov / Mussorgsky -- [Discs 4-5]. Eugene Onegin / Tchaikovsky -- [Discs 6-8]. Prince Igor / Borodin -- [Discs 9-11]. The Queen of spades (Pique dame) / Tchaikovsky -- [Discs 12-14]. Sadko / Rimsky-Korsakov. |
| General note | 5 complete operas on 14 CD's. |
| General note | Boris Godunov performed in the Rimsky-Korsakov orchestration, but with the original order of scenes; Prince Igor performed in a 3-act version (omitting Act 3). |
| General note | Previously released material. |
| General note | "Bravissimo! opera library." |
| General note | Compact discs. |
| General note | Booklet in first cd set. |
| General note | "This collector's box set contains a 24 page booklet with a biographical essay on Russian opera, rare historic photos, complete cast lists, and short synopses of each opera."--Container. |
| Performer |
In Boris Godunov: Alexander Pirogov (Boris Godunov) ; Maxim Mikhailov (Pimen) ; Vassily Lubenzov (Varlaam) ; Georgi Nelepp (Grigory/Dimitri) ; Maria Maksakova (Marina) ; other soloists ; Chorus & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater ; Nikolai Golovanov, conductor. |
| Performer |
In Eugene Onegin: Eugene Belov (Eugene Onegin) ; Galina Vishnevskaya (Tatyana) ; Sergei Lemeshev (Vladimir Lenski) ; Larissa Avdeyeva (Olga) ; additional soloists ; Chorus & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater ; Boris Khaikin, conductor. |
| Performer |
In Prince Igor: Andrei Ivanov (Prince Igor) ; Alexander Pirogov (Galitsky) ; Evgenia Smolenskaya (Yaroslavna) ; Sergei Lemeshev (Vladimir) ; additional soloists ; Chorus & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater ; Alexander Melik-Pashayev, conductor. |
| Performer |
In The Queen of spades: Xenia Derzhinskaya (Liza) ; Nikander Khanaev (Herman) ; Bronislava Zlatogorova (Countess) ; Alexander Baturin (Count Tomsky) ; additional soloists ; Chorus & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater ; Samuel Samosud, conductor. |
| Performer |
In Sadko: Vladimir Petrov (Sadko) ; Vera Firsova (Volkhova) ; Larissa Andrejeva (Lyubava) ; Valentina Levko (Nezhata) ; additional soloists ; Chorus & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater ; Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in Moscow, in 1948 (Boris Godunov), 1956 (Eugene Onegin), 1951 (Prince Igor), 1940 (Queen of Spades), and Nov. 12, 1964 (Sadko). |
| Language | Sung in Russian. |
| UPC |
723721309459 |
| Publisher number | BRV 9805 Bravissimo Opera Library/Allegro Corp. |
