Snegurochka (Ostrovskii, R-K)

[Karen Vickery]

Dear Francoise,
You are right, the RUSCICO Dvd is of the Ostrovsky play, not the Opera.
I'm sorry I cannot help you with the opera, but there is one other
Ostrovsky play on DVD at RUSCICO, called "A Cruel Romance" and based on
"Without a Dowry".  This is the Russian film, but you can watch it
dubbed into English or with subtitles, which is my preference.  Of
course, there are many versions of Chekhov in English which are
available - one of the best being "Vanya on 42nd Street".  Good luck
with the operas. 
Regards, Karen  

Karen Vickery
Head of History of Theatre & General Studies
National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
tel 61 2 96977600 / fax 61 2 9662 7415
post: nida unsw sydney 2052
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[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Francoise Rosset
Sent: Monday, 11 December 2006 6:34 AM
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Subject: [SEELANGS] Snegurochka (Ostrovskii, R-K)

Dear musical and dramatic SEELangers:

Does anyone know how to find a video version of
"Snegurochka"? -- but I'm looking for the opera
Rimskii-Korsakov version of the Ostrovskii play,
like this performance:
http://www.mariinsky.ru/en/opera/spectacle/sneg_new

There is a video put out by R.U.S.C.I.C.O, but I believe that
is the fairy-tale version and not an opera (am I wrong?).
I'm not looking for the ballet either, unless someone
can recommend an exceptional version on video.

I have looked for a while. Even at allaboutopera.com,
the only thing I could find was a CD of the correct
version. Their DVD link is to the fairy tale.

As long as we're on this, has anyone ever tried to recreate
the version done at Abramtsevo?

I'd be very grateful for any help. This is for a course on
Russian drama in English, and we'll do a few ballets and
operas -- so any suggestions on that score are most welcome.
I have plenty of visual art material from my current art class,
so I'm now looking for music and video.

Spasibo ogromnoe,
-FR

Francoise Rosset
Russian and Russian Studies
Coordinator, German and Russian
Wheaton College
Norton, Massachusetts 02766
Office: (508) 285-3696
FAX:   (508) 286-3640

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