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An epic of immense power and humanity, set at the time when Peter the Great became czar of Russia. Political intrigue, religious persecution and the tragedy of a nation form the backdrop against which intense personal dramas are played out.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Wiener Staatsoper, Slovenská filharmónia. Zbor, Wiener Sängerknaben, Pioneer Entertainment
Other Authors:	Ghiaurov, Nicolai, 1929-2004, Atlantov, Vladimir, Marusin, I͡Uriĭ, 1947-, Kocherha, Anatoliĭ, Burchuladze, Paata, Shemchuk, Li︠u︡dmila, Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881, Stasov, V. V. (Vladimir Vasilʹevich), 1824-1906
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Russian
Published:	Long Beach, Calif. : Pioneer Artists, [1995]
Subjects:	Operas.

Description
Summary:	An epic of immense power and humanity, set at the time when Peter the Great became czar of Russia. Political intrigue, religious persecution and the tragedy of a nation form the backdrop against which intense personal dramas are played out.
Item Description:	CLV extended play. Russian with English subtitles. Videodisc release of the opera performed by the Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchetra, the Slovak Philharmonic Chrous and the Vienna Boys' Choir in 1989. Synposis and notes on sheet inserted in container. "PA 94-061." Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (182 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in.
Production Credits:	Conductor, Claudio Abbado ; directed for video by Brian Large ; editor, Gerhard Braunsberger.