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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