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| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1875 |
| Work type | Vocal |
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s recital delights the Staatsoper audience
At the cloakroom, it was already clear that this evening was not going to be standard fare at the Staatsoper. Russian was in the air, and Russians had bought their fair share of the tickets to this completely sold out event: wearing extravagant gowns, sporting elegant hairstyles and reserving bottles of champagne for the interval. There was plenty of Russian fare on the programme too.