War and Peace - Sergei Prokofiev
Information about the opera War and Peace by Sergei Prokofiev, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Prokofiev's last opera, an ambitious four-hour adaptation of Tolstoy's novel.
Recommended recordings on CD
Rostropovich/Miller/Vishnevskaya (Erato 2292 45331-2)
Generally excellent performances in this nearly complete version.
ORTF Chorus, ORTF National Orchestra, conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich, 1986.
Cast: Lajos Miller (Prince Andrei Bolkonsky), Galina Vishnevskaya (Natasha Rostova), Katherine Ciesinski (Sonya), Mariana Paunova (Maria Akhrosimova).
Erato 2292 45331-2