Ivan Yershov. Tenor. Opera arias. Romances

The eminent tenor Ivan Yershov is ranked among the greatest masters of the Russian opera theatre. All his creative life was connected with Petersburg, Petrograd and later Leningrad. 

It was in 1895, when Yershov was admitted to the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre, which stage he was devoted to for ever since that moment. There exactly the real glory came to Yershov, making him enjoy the great popularity.

CONTENTS:

H. Schütz. DIALOGO PER LA PASCUA (Music text example)
I. S. Bach. MATTHÄUS-PASSIОN
Evangelist's Recitatives
   I. DA NUN JESUS WAR ZU BETHANIEN…
   II. DIE ABER JESUM GEGRIFFEN HATTEN, FÜHRETEN IHN ZUDEM HOHEN PRIESTER KAIPHAS...
   III. UND DA SIE IHN VERSPOTTET...
   IV. UND SIEHE DA, DER VORHANG IM ТЕMРЕL ZЕRRIΒ IN ZWEI STÜCK...
W. А. Mozart. UNGLÜCKLICHE LIEBE. Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte. Words by G. Baumberg
F. Schubert. ЕRLKӦNIG. Verses by J. W. Goethe
R. Wagner. TANNHÄUSERS PREISLIED. Tannhäuser (Music text example)
R. Wagner. GRALSERZÄHLUNG. Lohengrin
R. Wagner. Lohengrin beim Abschied. Lohengrin
R. Wagner. FINAL ARIA OF PARSIFAL. Parsifal
R. Wagner. ROMANCES. From the cycle Fünf Gedichte von Mathilde Wesendonk
     I. STEHE STILL!
     II. SCHMERZEN
     III. TRÄUME
С. Saint-Sаëns. ARIA OF SAMSON “ARRÊTEZ VOUS, Ȏ MES FRÈRES”. Samson et Dalila
С. Saint-Sаëns. ARIA OF SAMSON “IM PLORONS Á GENOUX LE SEIGNEUR”. Samson et Dalila
С. Saint-Sаëns. ARIA OF SAMSON “SOUVIENS TOI DE TON SERVITEUR”. Samson et Dalila
Ts. Kui. ARIA OF PRISONER. Caucasian Prisoner
N. Rimsky-Korsаkоv. SECOND SONG OF LEVKO. May Night
S. Rakhmaninov. YOUNG GYPSY'S ROMANCE. Aleko