Sadko - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Information about the opera Sadko by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Rimsky-Korsakov's most successful opera is based on the eleventh-century epic, the Novgorod Cycle.
Recommended recordings on CD
Gergiev/Galusin/Tsidipova (Philips 442 138-2)
One of the best of the Kirov series of recordings.
Kirov Theater Chorus, Kirov Theater Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev, 1993.
Cast: Vladimir Galusin (Sadko), Valentina Tsidipova (Volkhova), Sergei Alexashkin (Sea King), Marianna Tarasova (Lyubava Buslayevna).
Philips 442 138-2
Recommended recordings on DVD
Gergiev/Galusin/Tsidipova (Philips 070 4399)
A definitive production of Rimsky-Korsakov's most popular opera, filmed at the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg. The sets, based on designs by the Russian impressionist Konstantin Korovin, are outstanding.
Kirov Opera, Orchestra and Ballet, conducted by Valery Gergiev, 1994.
Cast: Vladimir Galusin (Sadko), Valentina Tsidipova (Volkhova), Sergei Aleksashkin (Sea King), Marianna Tarassova (Lyubava Buslayevna).
Philips 070 4399