Soloist: Fleming, Renee

Soloist: Hvorostovsky, Dmitri

Soloist: Ilja, Ivari

Soloist: Kern, Olga

Orchestra: St. Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage

Conductor: Orbelian, Constantine

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Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe

Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich

Composer: Rachmaninov, Sergei

Composer: Medtner, Nicolas

Composer: Thomas, Ambroise

Composer: Bellini, Vincenzo

Composer: Rubinstein, Anton

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Playing Time: 01:52:20

Television Director: Large, Brian

Catalogue Number: CM9701

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St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities of the world. In this program, Renee Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky will explore the most spectacular corners of the city that was born in the remarkable mind of Peter the Great. On this occasion, they will be singing operatic duets and arias by Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Ambroise Thomas and Bellini, accompanied by Constantine Orbelian and the State Hermitage Orchestra. They will be leading us through the city and will perform in the Golden Ballroom of Peterhof Palace, as well as the White Columns Room and extraordinary baroque Theater of the Yusupov Palace where they will also sing romances by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, accompanied by pianists Olga Kern and Ivary Ilja.