The Tsar's Bride filmic opera - Rimsky-Korsakov (Galina Oleinichenko, Larisa Avdeyeva, Evgeny Kibkalo, Aleksandr Vedernikov, Pyotr Glebov; Evgeny Svetlanov)
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Gorgeous b&w photography, sumptuous costumes, beautiful actors lip-synching believably to the singing of great Bolshoi stars. Pyotr Gleb, in the silent role of a terrifying Tsar Ivan, steals each scene he's in. Filmic opera is a different genre from staged opera. More like Wagner's conception of Gesamtkunstwerk, it integrates opera, cinematography, acting, set design into a complete whole.
