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The Idiot

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Details

Composer
Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Artist
Ausrine Stundyte, Bogdan Volkov, Iurii Samoilov, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Krzyszto
Format
DVD
Label
UNITEL Edition
Released
Oct 10, 2025
Catalog #
811408
UPC
810116910939

About

Weinberg's final opera, based on Dostoevsky's novel, condenses the plot without losing it's psychological depth. Prince Myshkin, mentally ill yet believing in goodness, meets merchant Rogozhin on a train, sparking a tale of dependence, madness, and murder. The opera, rediscovered in the last decade, presents the composer Weinberg as Shostakovich's equal. The Idiot, composed in 1986-1989, now staged in Salzburg, directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski and conducted by Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, brings the world of literature to the opera stage. The excellent cast of singers contributes to make the production a great success. Bogdan Volkov "expressive lyrical tenor touches intimately in the piano and yet remains able to cope with all orchestral storms" (BR Klassik).

Tracklist 2 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 The Idiot, Op. 144 (Salzburg Festival, 2024) (NTSC) 03:16:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    The Idiot, Op. 144 (Salzburg Festival, 2024) (NTSC)
    Duration
    03:16:00
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Bogdan Volkov, Ausrine Stundyte, Vladislav Sulimsky, Xenia Puskarz Thomas, Iurii Samoilov, Clive Bayley, Margarita Nekrasova, Jessica Niles, Pavol Breslik, Daria Strulia, Jerzy Butryn, Alexandre Kravets, Jutta Bayer
    Ensemble
    male section Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
  3. Disc 2
  4. 1 Disc 2 00:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Disc 2
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Bogdan Volkov, Ausrine Stundyte, Vladislav Sulimsky, Xenia Puskarz Thomas, Iurii Samoilov, Clive Bayley, Margarita Nekrasova, Jessica Niles, Pavol Breslik, Daria Strulia, Jerzy Butryn, Alexandre Kravets, Jutta Bayer
    Ensemble
    male section Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic
    Conductor
    Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla