MOLCHANOV,K.: THE DAWNS HERE ARE QUIET - OPERA (2CD)

Kirill Molchanov
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
Libretto by Kirill Molchanov based
on Boris Vasiliev’s short novel
An opera in 2 parts

Disc 1
Prologue
Part One
Total time: 57.30
Disc 2
Part Two
Epilogue
Total time: 53.46

Characters and actors:
Vaskov, sergeant major, mounted patrol commandant – A. Eisen (bass)
Kirianova, assistant platoon commander, sergeant –
N. Grigorieva (mezzo-soprano)
Ovsyanina Rita, junior sergeant –
G. Borisova (mezzo-soprano)
Komelkova Zhenya –
O. Teryushnova (mezzo-soprano)
Brichkina Liza – G. Kalinina (soprano)
Gurvich Sonya –
K. Kadinskaya (soprano)
Yolkina – L. Kovalyova (soprano)
Maria, hostess –
K. Leonova (mezzo-soprano)
Polina, widow –
E. Andreyeva (soprano)
Guitarist – V. Malchenko (baritone)
Choir and orchestra
of the USSR Bolshoi Theatre
Choir masters:
A. Rybnov, I. Agafonnikov
Piano – K. Molchanov
Organ – I. Orlova
Conductor – A. Lazarev

Recorded in 1976