Vladislav Sulimsky, Alexei Tanovitski, Tatiana Kravtsova, Andrei Popov, Sergei Semishkur; Gennady Bezzubenkov, Vadim Kravets, Sergei Skorokhodov, Yevgeny Strashko, Elena Vitman, Zhanna Dombrovskaya, vocal soloists ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre ; Valery Gergiev, conductor
A satirical opera in three acts.
Libretto by Y. Zamyatin, G. Ionin, A. Preis, D. Shostakovich, after the story by Gogol.
Ed. recorded: Boosey & Hawkes.
Super audio compact discs.
Duration: 01:50:20.
Program notes by Leonid Gakkel, synopsis, and biographical notes on the performers, all in English, French, German, and Russian, and libretto in Cyrillic Russian with English translation (98 p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container.
Recorded at the Mariinsky Concert Hall, July 15-23, 2008.
"Compatible with all CD players. Includes high definition stereo and surround tracks that can be read by SACD players"--Container.