Our Opera of the Week is streamed from Lviv, Ukraine – available now

Our Opera of the Week is streamed from Lviv, Ukraine – available now

Opera

norman lebrecht

February 25, 2022

After a ban by the Soviet authorities, Ukrainian composer Yevhen Stankovych’s opera-ballet When the Fern Blooms finally premiered at the Lviv National Opera in 2017.

Unique in its genre, this impressive performance combines millennia-old folk traditions with an expressive musical language, choral singing and contemporary choreography set against spectacular scenery. Soloists: Nina Matviienko and Mykhailo Malafii conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko and directed by Vasyl Vovkun.  Supported by Lviv National Opera Orchestra, Lviv National Opera Ballet and Lviv National Opera Chorus.  First shown on slippedisc.com courtesy of OperaVision.

 Here is the link to the opera:

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