Galina Vishnevskaya; Nicolai Gedda; W. Groenroos; D. Petkov; IOLANTA; Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovky

This channel is the reestablishment of previous channels that have been sadly terminated. Galina VishnevskyaIolanta Nicolai GEddaVaudemont Walton GroenroosRobert Dimiter PetkovRoi Rene Tom KrauseIbn Hakia Viorica CortezMartha Orchestre de Paris Mstisalv Rostropovitchconductor 1986 Time: The 15th century Place: The mountains of southern France Scene 1 Iolanta has been blind from birth, but no one has ever told her, nor does she know she is a princess. She lives in a beautiful enclosed garden on the king s estate. Her attendants bring flowers and sing to her. She declares her sadness, and her vague sense that she is missing something important that other people can experience. Scene 2 After announcing the king s arrival, Alméric is warned by Bertrand not to speak of light with Iolanta or to reveal that Iolanta s father is the king. She is betrothed to Duke Robert, who i