Early Russian Operas Fomin, Davydov

Yevstigney Fomin (17611800) 1. The Coachmen at the Horse StagePost (1786) 0:00 Soloists and State Capella Choir of SaintPetersburg; SaintPetersburg State RimskyKorsakov Conservatoire Opera and Ballet Theatre Orchestra, Conductor Vladislav Tchernushenko Stepan Ivanovich Davydov (17771825) Lesta, the Dnepre Mermaid (1805), highlights 2. Tarabrar s aria (act 1) 33:44 3. Vidostan aria (act 2) 37:16 4. melodrama (act 2) 41:41 5. Duet of Vidostan and Lesta (act 2) 49:30 6. Terzetto (act 2) 54:30 7. Ostan s aria (act 2) 58:29 8. Overture to the ballet Crowded Goodness (1801) 1:02:12 Soloists and SaintPetersburg Philamonic Orchestra, Conductor Alexander Dmitriev