Alexander Pushkin
Other operas based on stories or poems by Alexander Pushkin:
Eugene Onegin - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
The Miserly Knight - Sergei Rachmaninov
Boris Godounov (Boris Godounoff, Boris Godunov) - Modest Mussorgsky
The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame) - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
The Golden Cockerel (Zolotoy petushok, Le Coq d'Or) - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Aleko - Sergei Rachmaninov
Information about the opera Aleko by Sergei Rachmaninov, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Rachmaninov's first opera, based on Pushkin's dramatic poem "The Gypsies".
Recommended recordings on CD
Järvi/Leiferkus/Otter (Deutsche Grammophon 453 453-2)
An excellent recording with a superb portrayal of Aleko.
Gothenburg Opera Chorus, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Neeme Järvi.
Cast: Sergei Leiferkus (Aleko), Anne Sofie von Otter (Zemfira), Maria Guleghina (Gypsy).
Deutsche Grammophon 453 453-2 (mono)
Also included in the boxed set:
Rachmaninov: Complete Operas