Opera on 3 - Rachmaninov's Aleko

Gianandrea Noseda conducts the BBC Philharmonic, Turin Regio Chorus and an all-Russian cast in Rachmaninov's early 1-Act opera Aleko, based on Pushkin's dramatic poem The Gypsies. Synopsis: Aleko has fled society and is taken in by the gypsy Zemfira. He is soon performing with a tame bear, singing as it dances, while Zemfira's father plays a tambourine and Zemfira herself collects money from the audience. They have a child, but Zemfira betrays Aleko with a young gypsy. One night, he surprises the lovers and murders both. The tribe moves off, leaving him alone on the steppe. Aleko: Sergey Murzaev (baritone) Old Gypsy: Gennadi Bezzubenkov (bass) Zemfira: Svetla Vasilieva (soprano) Young Gypsy: Evgeny Akimov (tenor) Old Gypsy Woman: Nadezhda Vasilieva (mezzo-soprano) Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) BBC Philharmonic Turin Teatro Regio Chorus.