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Live from Red Square / Netrebko, Hvorostovsky

Netrebko / Hvorostovsky
Release Date: 11/19/2013 
Label:  Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog #: 001949809  
Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Giuseppe Verdi,  Giacomo Puccini,  Umberto Giordano,   ... 
Performer:  Dmitri Hvorostovsky,  Anna Netrebko
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra,  Russian State Academy Chorus
Number of Discs: 1 
Length: 1 Hours 41 Mins. 

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Two of the biggest names in opera joined forces for a live performance from historic Red Square in the heart of Moscow, captured in stunning sound and vision with 18 high definition cameras and 5.1 cinema surround sound.

Recorded at a superb live concert on 19 June 2013, Anna Netrebko and Dmitri Hvorostovsky returned to their native Russia, singing a brilliant program of popular arias and duets from some of the world’s best-loved operas, including Tosca, Eugene Onegin, and, celebrating Verdi's bicentenary, Il trovatore.

They were accompanied by Russia's State Academic Symphony Orchestra “Evgeny Svetlanov” and Read more the huge forces of the Academic Grand Choir Masters of Choral Singing, under the baton of Constantine Orbelian.

Every detail of the once-in-a-lifetime event was faithfully captured by director Frank Hof, whose work includes the memorable Anna Netrebko, Placido Domingo, and Rolando Villazon performance at Berlin’s Waldbuhne, which Classical CD Review called “an absolute knock-out”… The two brought “the audience to a stunned silence with the despairing aria from Eugene Onegin” Bloomberg reported.

7500 people were present on the Red Square, more than 400 cinemas have screened the concert worldwide. Millions of viewers have seen this great evening.

STEREO: PCM / SURROUND: DTS 5.1
Picture Format: 1080i High Definition / 16:9
Filmed live in High Definition
Subtitles: German/English/French/Spanish/Chinese/Korean Read less

Works on This Recording

1.
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Polonaise by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1877-1878; Russia 
2.
La forza del destino: Overture by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1862/1869; Italy 
3.
Rigoletto: Cortigiani, vil razza dannata by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Baritone)
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Italy 
4.
Il trovatore: Tacea la notte placida...Di tale amor by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
5.
Il trovatore: Il balen del suo sorriso by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Baritone)
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
6.
Ernani: Mercč, diletti amici...Come rugiada al cospite by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1844; Italy 
7.
Don Carlos: Io morrň, ma lieto in core by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Baritone)
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1867/1884; Italy 
8.
Il trovatore: Udiste? come albeggi, la scure al figlio by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Baritone)
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
9.
Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne "Anvil Chorus" by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academy Chorus,  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
10.
Nabucco: Va, pensiero by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academy Chorus,  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1842; Italy 
11.
Tosca: Tre sbirri, una carrozza...Te Deum by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Baritone)
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academy Chorus,  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900; Italy 
12.
Andrea Chénier: La mamma morta by Umberto Giordano
Performer:  Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
13.
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Peasants' Chorus and Dance by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academy Chorus,  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1877-1878; Russia 
14.
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: O, how distressed I am! by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:  Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Baritone)
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1877-1878; Russia 
15.
Die Csárdásfürstin: Heia, heia, in den Bergen by Emmerich Kálmán
Performer:  Anna Netrebko (Soprano)
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1915; Vienna, Austria 
16.
Dark Eyes by Florian Hermann
Performer:  Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Baritone)
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
17.
Evening Song by Vasily Solov'yov-Sedoy
Performer:  Anna Netrebko (Soprano), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Baritone)
Conductor:  Constantine Orbelian
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: USSR 

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review:  ( 3 Customer Reviews )
 live at red square/netrebko-hvorostovsky January 27, 2014 By richard  m. (walnut creek, CA) See All My Reviews "the singing is as expected. both have wonderful voices and are in good form and work well together when they sing duets - all opera arias , verdi and puccini and the final scene from onegin. the views of red square at night are fun to see, the reds in the buildings are toned up and the camera doesnt quite know what to do with itself as it waits out the arias but there are some wonderful shots. what was not expected and is quite surprising was the audience : the response to the verdi and puccininwas tepid but perhaps the applause was toned down, but faces were the usual dour russian faces, the last three numbers-Russian songs were a surprise- die caardasfursten enthusiastically sung by netrebkpo, ochi chyornye (dark eyes) seductively sung by hvorostovsky and finally Moscow nights sung by everyone - the audience came to life stood up, waved back and forth, cried , hugged each other,sang along- it was quite moving and an expression of national unity." Report Abuse
 Video problems December 17, 2013 By Joseph B. (Northville, MI) See All My Reviews "The DVD Live in Red Square has wonderful music, full voices with dramatic interpretations from Netrebko and Hvorostovsky, but the camera work is enough to make one sea-sick. Instead of focusing on the singers the camera men focused on quick pan and zoom. Because of the poor camera work --not staying on the subject I can only recommend the singing and orchestra. Don't watch the screen and you will enjoy it much more." Report Abuse
 "Live from Red Square" December 17, 2013 By Thomas I. (Lebanon, PA) See All My Reviews "This is a most interesting program; however, it is difficult to watch the singing portions because the sound and picture are not properly coordinated." Report Abuse
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