Opera - The Miserly Knight
SERGE RACHMANINOFF
(1873-1943)
The Miserly Knight, Op. 24
60:30
An opera in three scenes
Libretto from the 'Little Tragedy' by Alexander Pushkin
1
Prelude
7:43
2
Scene 1. In the Tower
17:33
Albert: 'Whatever happens, I shall appear at the tournament'
3
Scene 2. In the Cellar
22:56
Baron: 'Like the young libertine awaiting a meeting with some wily harlot'
4
Scene 3. At the Palace
12:12
Albert: 'Believe me, Sire, I have long suffered the shame of bitter poverty'
Mikhail Guzhov bass - The Baron
Vsevolod Grivnov tenor - Albert
Andrei Baturkin baritone - The Duke
Borislav Molchanov tenor - The Jewish Moneylender
Vitaly Efanov bass - Servant
Valeri Polyansky
October 2003