Rimsky-Korsakov May Night act 1 Mikhail Pletnev RNO festival 2014

Russian National Orchestra Grand festival in Moscow, Russia. September 23, 2014. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov “May Night“(1880) opera in concert performance, act 1. Libretto by the composer and is based on Nikolai Gogol's story “May Night, or the Drowned Maiden“, from his collection “Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka“. Overture; No.1 — Khorovod “Proso“ (Chorus); No.2 — Song “The sun is down, evening is near“(Levko); No.3 — Duet (Levko, Hanna); No.4 — Tale (Levko); No.5 — Recitative and Song (Levko, Hanna, Chorus)