UCLA Borodin Prince Igor Polovtsian Dances

Opera Gala II Angeles Chorale, UCLA Chorale, UCLA Philharmonia Alexander Borodin, composer Donald Neuen, conductor Gabriel Vamvulescu (Konchak), bass June 4th, 2011 Royce Hall, UCLA The triumphant Polovtsian Khan Konchak, having defeated Prince Igor, magnanimously entertains him with a series of songs and dances performed by his young male slaves and the most comely Polovtsian maidens. The young girls compare love to a flower which droops in the heat of day but which is revived at night.