Rimsky-Korsakov - The Czar’s Bride
Châtelet, Paris, Friday June 27 2003 Conductor: Hans Graf. Production: Temur Tchkeidze. Liubasha: Elena Manistina. Sobakine: Denis Sedov. Marfa: Olga Triofonova. Griaznoï: Ludovic Tézier. Skuratov: Albert Schagidullin. Lykov: Mikhaïl Dawidoff. Orchestre National Bordeaux-Aquitaine, Chorus of the Opéra National de Bordeaux. Ill-timed strikes hit wrong opera I’d planned at this time to write a post about Don Giovanni , tacking on brief coverage of Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Czar’s Bride at the end. In the event, strikes have hit the end of the season in Paris and summer festivals throughout France. So, instead of Don Giovanni at the Bastille I had an unexpectedly early dinner, without the Commandatore, at the brasserie next door, and all I have left to recount is the very forgettable production of the Czar’s Bride . This was presented as part of a “Festival of the Regions” and was the city of Bordeaux’ contribution, rounding off a Russian season at the Châtelet (a kind of Paris equival...