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Varlaam's Song

Opera details:

Opera title:

Boris Godunov

Composer:

Modest Mussorgsky

Language:

Russian

Synopsis:

Boris Godunov Synopsis

Libretto:

Boris Godunov Libretto

Translation(s):

Deutsch

Aria details:

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aria

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Voice(s):

Bass

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From the SDO Archives #32 - Boris Godunov / Varlaam's Drinking Song

Singer: Mikhail Svetlov

Varlaam’s Act 1 aria, “So it was in the city of Kazan” tells of the siege of the city by Ivan the Terrible. Mikhail Svetlov sings in this clip from 2007 which features the San Diego Symphony. This clip is presented in partnership with UCSD-TV.


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