Prokofiev's The Fiery Angel at the Mariinsky Theatre

The Fiery Angel (Огненный ангел); Opera in five acts and seven scenes by Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953); Libretto by Sergei Prokofiev after Valery Briusov; First performance in Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 15 November 1954; Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus, Valery Gergiev (conductor); David Freeman (Stage Director); Elena Stikhina (Renata); Yevgeny Nikitin (Ruprecht); Anna Kiknadze (The Sorceress); Yevgeny Akimov (Méphistophélés); Mikhail Petrenko (The Inquisitor); Recorded 31 January 2021, Mariinsky Theatre, Saint-Petersburg (150 min)