Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Sadko (opera)
The Bolshoi Theatre & Orchestra 1950

00:00 Introduction “The blue ocean sea”

Scene 1 : The rich mansion of a guild in Novgorod
02:16 Scene 1 - We are assembled, merchant traders
05:39 Scene 1 - Bylina of Volkh Vseslaviic
09:47 Scene 1 - Chorus of merchants and people of Novgorod
10:49 Scene 1 - Sadko & Chorus entry
12:18 Scene 1 - Rousing speech from Sadko "If I had a hoard of gold"
16:16 Scene 1 - Answer of the merchants & Novgorod superiors, exit Sadko
19:33 Scene 1 - Song and dance of buffoons "In great Novgorod"

Scene 2 : The shores of Lake Ilmen
24:01 Scene 2 - Sadko's song "Oh, you, dark little grove !"(Ой, ты, тёмная дубравушка)
30:39 Scene 2 - Princess of the sea and her sisters, sirens
33:11 Scene 2 - Duo and scene (Sadko & Princess Volkhova)
34:56 Scene 2 - Dance song : "Strike up, my gusli" (Sadko & Volkhova)
38:22 Scene 2 - Duo and Chorus (Sadko, Volkhova & Chorus of young sirens)
48:16 Scene 2 - Call of the King of the sea. The princess and her sisters vanich

Scene 3 : An attic in Sadko's home (in Novgorod)
52:21 Scene 3 - Lyubava's Recitative and aria "All night I have waited for him in vain"(Всю ночь ждала его я понапрасну)
57:16 Scene 3 - Scene and Duo : Sadko & Lyubava

Scene 4 : A pier in Novgorod (on the banks of Lake Ilmen)
1:04:47 Scene 4 - Look, free people (Chorus of merchants and people in Novgorod...)
1:06:53 Scene 4
1:14:25 Scene 4 - Greeting to you, distinguished guests
1:18:15 Scene 4
1:22:29 Scene 4 - "Once upon a time on Lake Ilmen" (Epic Bylina of Nezhata, Duda & Sopel)
1:28:14 Scene 4 - Song of the Viking guest (Песня Варяжского гостя)
1:31:57 Scene 4 - Song of the Indian guest (Песня Индийского гостя)
1:37:09 Scene 4 - Song of the Venetian guest (Песня Веденецкого гостя)
1:41:40 Scene 4 - Final
1:42:44 Scene 4 - Lyubava's lament
1:44:19 Scene 4 - Sadko embarks and final chorus

Scene 5 : A peaceful expanse of the ocean
1:46:57 Scene 5 - Rousing speech from Sadko to the sailors
1:52:40 Scene 5 - Sadko's aria "Forgive me my subordinates" (Ты прости, дружинушка подначальная)
1:58:09 Scene 5 - Appearance of the princess of the sea - Sadko's journey under the sea

Scene 6 : In the depths of the sea
2:00:05 Scene 6
2:01:45 Scene 6
2:02:57 Scene 6 - Sadko's praise to the king of the sea
2:05:21 Scene 6 - Sadko & Volkhova's wedding
2:08:34 Scene 6 - Procession of the wonder of the sea
2:12:09 Scene 6 - Nupital song
2:13:43 Scene 6 - Dances of the sea kingdom inhabitants
2:15:22 Scene 6 - Dances of the little fishes with gold and silver scales
2:17:27 Scene 6 - Dance & final
2:21:09 Scene 6 - Apparition of Christian pilgrim (Saint Nicholas of Mozhaysk)
2:23:54 Scene 6 - The sea princess's farewell to the sea kingdom

Scene 7 : Novogrod, a green meadow on the shores of Lake Ilmen
2:27:20 Scene 7 - Intro
2:30:19 Scene 7 - Volkhova's lullaby "Сон по бережку ходил", then the birth of Volkhova river.
2:36:52 Scene 7 - Sadko & Lyubava
2:42:31 Scene 7 - Finale

Sadko - Georgi Nelepp
Lyubava - Vera Aleksandrovna Davydova
Nezhata - Elisabeta Antonova
King of the Sea - Sergei Krasovsky
Princess Volkhova - Elisabeta Shumskaya
Duda - Sergei Koltipin
Sopel - Alexander Peregudov
Foma Nazarich - Tikhon Tchernyakov
Luka Zinovich - Stepan Nikolai
Viking Guest - Mark Reizen
Indian Guest - Ivan Kozlovsky
Venetian Merchant - Pavel Lisitsian
Apparition - Ilya Bogdanov

Nikolai Golovanov, conductor
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Bolshoi Theatre Chorus

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