Taken from a concert performance of "The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh" (Сказание о невидимом граде Китеже) by Rimsky-Korsakov, live at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory in January 1955. Alexander Vedernikov, who had just turned 27 and was due to graduate from the conservatory later that year, took on the primary bass role of Prince Yuri. A marvelous performance full of promise that would soon be fulfilled when he joined the Bolshoi two years later.

Prince Yuri's Aria from Act III.
Samuil Samosud, c.

Александр Ведерников, бас
Ария Князя Юрия
Сказание о невидимом граде Китеже
Самуил Самосуд

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