This programme reveals many jewels in the 
Russian archives from the twenties to the 
seventies with the focus on the major singers 
of the period.
Male singers dominate the scene - as indeed 
they dominate Russian opera with mighty bass 
voices from Shalyapin to Zeizen; tenors from 
Lemeshev to Kozlovsky; and baritones like 
Lisitzian, Krivchenia and Nortzov.
But there were great sopranos and mezzos too. 
The surviving gems include Vishnevskaya as 
Lisa in Quenn of Spades, Arkhipova in 
Khovanshchina and Obrastsova as Marina in 
Boris Godunov.

Music Advisor: Viktor Borovsky
Archivists: Sergei Kondakov, Katia Andrikanis
Produced and Directed by: Robin Scott

Featured artists:
 Arkhipova
 Bolshakov
 Guesielnikova
 Kozlovsky
 Krivchenia
 Lemeshev
 Lisitzian
 Maslennikova
 Mikhailov
 Nortzov
 Obrastsova
 Ognivtsev
 Petrov
 Petrova
 Piavko
 Pirogov
 Preobrazhenskaya
 Reizen
 Shalyapin
 Sokolov
 Vishnevskaya

Total duration: approx: 110 mins
Picture format: NTSC 4:3
Colour and Black & White
Disc format: DVD-9
Region Code: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: English, Deutsch, Espanol