Pacific MusicWorks: From Russia, With Love
$25
Dmitry Bortniansky
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Selected works
Mikhail Sokolovsky — Selected works
Fracesco Araja — Selected works
Yevstigney Fomin — Selected works
Maksym Berezovsky — Selected works
Mikhail Sokolovsky — Selected works
Fracesco Araja — Selected works
Yevstigney Fomin — Selected works
Maksym Berezovsky — Selected works
Zach Finkelstein, tenor
A blend of Italian high drama and virtuosity, French lyricism, and native folk influences, the Pacific MusicWorks Underground season opener offers a unique window into the world of 18th century Russian opera at the St. Petersburg court of Catherine the Great and her predecessors. Tenor Zach Finkelstein, joins the Underground House Band for rarely performed arias and instrumental music by Bortniansky, Berezovsky, Sokolovsky, Araja, and Fomin, including several modern-day American premieres.