The most famous part of Borodin's opera Prince Igor, the Polovtsian Dances feature widely in popular culture, notably the 1953 musical Kismet. Energetic winds and percussion create a sparkling, rhythm ...

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New Philharmonic, the only professional orchestra in DuPage County, has prepared a fantastic gift for its audience. It will start its 2025-26 concert season with two monumental masterpieces, “Carmina ...

Why a production of Prince Igor was a missed opportunity to call a truce between opera and dance. A scene from Alexander Borodin’s Prince Igor, with Ildar Abdrazakov as Prince Igor By signing up, you ...

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