Vermont Public Classical

Prince Igor

Vermont Public | By Tim Johnson

Published February 28, 2014 at 2:53 PM EST

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A scene from Prologue of Borodin's "Prince Igor."

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Ildar Abdrazakov as Prince Igor Svyatoslavich in Borodin's "Prince Igor."

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A scene from the Prologue of Borodin's "Prince Igor" with Ildar Abdrazakov as Prince Igor Svyatoslavich.

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A scene from Act I of Borodin's "Prince Igor."

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Ildar Abdrazakov as Prince Igor Svyatoslavich and Sergey Semishkur as Vladimir Igorevich in Borodin's "Prince Igor."

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Mikhail Petrenko as Prince Galitsky and Oksana Dyka as Yaroslavna in Borodin's "Prince Igor."

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A scene from Act I of Borodin's "Prince Igor" with Ildar Abdrazakov as Prince Igor Svyatoslavich.

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Stefan Kocán as Khan Konchak and Ildar Abdrazakov as Prince Igor Svyatoslavich in Borodin's "Prince Igor.""

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A scene from Act III of Borodin's "Prince Igor."

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A scene from Act III of Borodin's "Prince Igor" with Ildar Abdrazakov as Prince Igor Svyatoslavich.

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Oksana Dyka as Yaroslavna in Borodin's "Prince Igor."

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Saturday Matinee presents the Metropolitan Opera's production of Prince Igor. Alexander Borodin's Russian epic comes to the Met for the first time in nearly 100 years.

Oksana Dyka sings the role of Yaroslavna with Anita Rachvelishvili (Konchakovna), Sergey Semishkur (Vladimir Igorevich), Ildar Abdrazkov (Prince Igor), Mikhail Petrenko (Prince Galitsky), Stefan Kocán (Khan Konchak).

"Prince Igor's triumphant return: the Met makes a masterpiece of an unlikely opera. [A performance that] would be the jewel of any opera company in any golden age." - New York Observer

Gianandrea Noseda conducts.

Broadcast Saturday, March 1 at 1 p.m.