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Episode: Sunday Afternoon at the Opera with Keith Brown - Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" and music by Anton Arensky
1) Mstsislav Rostropovich cond. London Philharmonic Orchestra & Ambrosian Opera Chorus.Stars soprano Galina Vishnevskaya as Katerina & tenor Nicolai Gedda as Sergey performing Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1934) by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75) from EMI CDS # 7-49955-2
2) Mezzo A Irina Arkhipova,with Bolshoi Theater Orchestra (Boris Khaikin, conducting) performing Zarema's aria from "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai" by Anton Arensky from Angel/ Melodiiya LP # SR-40-014,c1967
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