Khovanshchina Live at the Met

[gurnemanz]

Just setting my recorder for this afternoon's broadcast due to a clash with Six Nations rugby. I don't really know the opera and this seems like a good way to get to know it, especially having heard Olga Borodina in a marvellous solo concert at the Barbican recently.

http://www.metoperafamily.org/opera/khovanshchina-mussorgsky-tickets.aspx

[marthe]

I left my husband at the pub so that I could listen to this at home while he watched the rugby broadcast live at the pub. I don't know this opera either but have been enjoying it. There's a painting at the Tretyakov called the Morning of the Execution of the Streltsy painted by Vasily Surikov ca. 1881 that provides a compelling image for Kovanshchina.

[Serial_Apologist]

I left my husband at the pub so that I could listen to this at home while he watched the rugby broadcast live at the pub. I don't know this opera either but have been enjoying it. There's a painting at the Tretyakov called the Morning of the Execution of the Streltsy painted by Vasily Surikov ca. 1881 that provides a compelling image for Kovanshchina.

Am I right in thinking this opera was never completed?

I do know that Ravel and Stravinsky had a go at completion when they were living together at Morzine during WW1, and I believe Shostakovitch did later?

[Bryn]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khovanshchina

Looks like it will not be appearing on the iPlayer's Listen Again facility. I will have to make do with the DAB mp2. Let's hope it was at 192kbps stereo, rather than 160kbps intensity 'stereo'.

[David-G]

The Mariinsky Opera brought their Khovanshchina to Covent Garden in 2000. It was stunning! I went twice.

[Serial_Apologist]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khovanshchina

Looks like it will not be appearing on the iPlayer's Listen Again facility. I will have to make do with the DAB mp2. Let's hope it was at 192kbps stereo, rather than 160kbps intensity 'stereo'.

Thanks for the Wiki entry, Bryn, which appears to clear matters up on that... score.

[BBMmk2]

Gah! I forgot all about that! Will have to reccopence at somepoint!

[Cavaradossi]

Gah! I forgot all about that! Will have to reccopence at somepoint!

Musiq'3 are broadcasting this today (Sun 18th) at 7pm UK time, if that's any help BBM.

http://www.rtbf.be/musiq3/emissions_opera?emissionId=2011&date=2012-03-18

[Nick Armstrong]

Will have to reccopence at somepoint!

You do, and you clean it up yourself !!