Semyon Kotko - Sergei Prokofiev
Information about the opera Semyon Kotko by Sergei Prokofiev, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Prokofiev's first Soviet opera.
Recommended recordings on CD
Gergiev/Lutsiuk/Pavlovskaya (Philips 464 605-2)
A superior live version of this opera.
Kirov Theater Chorus, Kirov Theater Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev, 1999.
Cast: Viktor Lutsiuk (Semyon Kotko), Tatiana Pavlovskaya (Sofya), Ekaterina Solovieva (Lyubka), Ludmilla Filatova (Semyon's mother), Olga Markova-Mikhailenko (Khivrya).
Philips 464 605-2