Mikhail Glinka Ivan Susanin Bolshoi Theatre USSR (4 , )Product Details:Catalog No. / : 10-14103-10Format / :4 LP, Stereo, 33 RPM / 4 , , 33 /Label / :Genre / :Opera / Language / :Russian / OverviewIvan Susanin, also known asA Life for the Tsar, marks the birth of Russian national opera. Composed by Mikhail Glinka, it was the first opera to embody a patriotic spirit rooted in the Russian soul and landscape. This deluxe 4-LP edition features the legendary Bolshoi Theatre production under conductor Mark Ermler, in the revised version by A. Pazovsky and L. Baratov. The powerful vocal cast includes Evgeny Nesterenko, Bela Rudenko, and Tamara Sinyavskaya. - , . . 4 . . . , , .Product Features / Complete opera in four acts on 4 LPs 4 Conductor / :Mark Ermler / Sound engineer / :M. Pakhter / . Editor / :I. Orlova / . Chorus & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre USSR Chorus masters / :I. Agafonnikov, S. GusevBrass Band Conductor / :Vladimir Andropov / Edition by A. Pazovsky and L. Baratov . . Cast / Ivan Susanin:Evgeny Nesterenko / (bass)Antonida (his daughter):Bela Rudenko / (soprano)Vanya (Susanins adopted son):Tamara Sinyavskaya / (mezzo-soprano)Bogdan Sobinin (Antonidas fianc):Vladimir Shcherbakov / (tenor)Polish Messenger / :Vladislav Pashinsky / (baritone)King Sigismund:Konstantin Baskov / (tenor)Polish Officer / :Sergey Arkhipov / (bass)Track Listing / LP 1Side I / I (, , )Side II / II LP 2Side III / III (, , ) Side IV / IV (, )LP 3Side V / V (, , , )Side VI / VI LP 4Side VII / VII (, )Side VIII / VIII Key Credits / Composer / :Mikhail Glinka / (18041857)Libretto by / :S. Gorchakov, edited by A. Pazovsky & L. Baratov / . , . . BOX #154