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Evgeny Akimov

Tenor

Sergei Liadov

Stimme und Gesang

Fyodor Kuznetsov

Fyodor Kuznetsov

Bass

Vladimir Vaneev

Vladimir Vaneev

Bass

Valery Sobanov

Stimme und Gesang

Vladimir Kniazev

Vladimir Kniazev

Tenor

Georgy Zastavny

Georgy Zastavny

Bariton

Marianna Tarassova

Marianna Tarassova

Mezzosopran

Alexander Gergalov

Alexander Gergalov

Bariton

Mariinsky Orchestra

Mariinsky Orchestra

Orchester

Valery Gergiev

Dirigent:in

Anna Netrebko

Stimme und Gesang

Larissa Diadkova

Larissa Diadkova

Stimme und Gesang

Nikolai Gassiev

Nikolai Gassiev

Stimme und Gesang

Sergei Aleksashkin

Sergei Aleksashkin

Stimme und Gesang

St. Petersburg Orchestra and Chorus

St. Petersburg Orchestra and Chorus

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KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

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Sergei Prokofjew

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