Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Carmen

Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919)
I Pagliacci

Leocadia Maslennikova (voix)
Alex Ivanov (voix)
Kaisar Fabrisanov (voix)
Evgenyi Vespov (voix)
Mario Del Monaco (ténor)
Bolshoi Theater Chorus
Bolshoi Theater Orchestra
Alexander Melik-Pashayev
Basiliev Tieskovini

MARIO DEL MONACO AT THE BOLSHOI: SCENES FROM CARMEN (Bizet) AND PAGLIACCI (Leoncavallo) When Del Monaco appeared with the Bolshoi in 1959, he became the first Italian opera singer to perform in Soviet Russia. Carmen scenes with Del Monaco, Arkhipova, and Lisitsian, Melik-Pashaev, cond. Pagliacci scenes with Del Monaco and Maslennicova, Tieskovini, cond. Optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, & Spanish, 90 min.