Anna Karenina DVD 2003 A Musical drama based on Leo Tolstoy's Novel / Directed by Irina Taimanova

Music: Vladislav Uspensky / Libretto: Jotaarkka Pennanen / Poetic text by Tatiana Kalinina / Starring Alexander Pakhmutov, Alexander Minchenko, Galina Sidorenko

• UPC 8712177049417
• REGION 0 NTSC DVD (ALL REGIONS)
• AUDIO: Russian 5.1, Russian 2.0
• SUBTITLES: English
• TOTAL RUNTIME: 74 MINUTES

English Summary:

Filmed at the Lahti City Theatre of Finland. It is presented in its original Russian with English subtitles. 

Directed by Irina Taimanova. Starring Alexander Pakhmutov, Alexander Minchenko, Galina Sidorenko.

Tolstoy's great story of passon and retribution is brought to new dramatic and musical life in this operatic stage adaptation from the great Russian composer Vladislav Uspensky and the brilliant Finnish director Jotaarkka Pennanen.

Brilliantly sung, beautifully acted, colorfully costumed and stunningly staged, Anna's tragic story is presented by the St. Petersburg Conservatory Opera Theatrem under te direction of Alexander Sladkovsky.

Music by Vladislav Uspensky

Libretto by Jotaarkka Pennanen

Poetic text by Tatiana Kalinina

St. Petersburg Conservatory Opera Theatre, 2003 

Cast

Galina Sidorenko - Anna Karenina

Alexander Pakhmutov - Alexey Karenin

Danya Kazakov - Serezha Karenin

Alexander Minchenko - Konstantin Levin

Yulia Novikova - Kitty Sherbatsky

Lidia Bobokhtina - Lidia Ivanova

Olga Petlina-Nevzler - Princess Myagkaya

Konstantin Solovsky - Prince Serpukhovskoy

Polina Nevedomskaya Girl in dream

Irina Udalova - Princess Betsy

Alexey Afanasiev - Stiva Oblonsky

Natalia Kochubey - Dolly Oblonsky

Yaroslav and Sviatoslav Grabovsky - Oblonsky children

 
Conductor: Ruben Agaronian
Director and producer of
Russian version: Irina Taimanova

Camera: Youry Zuey,  Anatoly Onoshko, Igor Popov

Sound: Tatiana Shorokhova ;

Folk songs: Aliona Sakhno