Watching linked videos is only available to logged-in DONORS
Become a donor for as little as 10 Swiss Francs (~ 12$) for website lifetime
and get AD-FREE too.
DONATE HERE
FULL THE SEALED ANGEL (Shchedrin Rodion) Moscow 2025
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: The Sealed Angel or apechatlennyi angel
- Composer: Shchedrin Rodion
- Libretto: Nikolay Leskov, based on the story "The Sealed Angel" Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Zaryadye Hall, Moscow, Russia
- Recorded: December 25, 2025
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Yevgeny Knyazev
- Conductor: Lev Kontorovich
- Orchestra:
- Chorus: Grand Choir of Radio Orpheus “Masters of Choral Singing”
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Zaryadye Hall
- Date Published: 2025
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The Sealed Angel (Zapechatlennyi angel) is a Russian-language composition by Rodion Shchedrin in the form of liturgical music based on the story “The Sealed Angel” by Nikolay Leskov. The plot concerns a rural community which protects a religious icon that has been confiscated by officials and sealed with wax. The work is written for soprano, mezzo or alto, tenor, choir boy soloists, flute or oboe, and choir.
The work has nine continuous movements. Performances typically last just under an hour.
Liturgy «The Sealed Angel», op. 75
I. Sostenuto assai
II. Allegro
III. L’istesso tempo. Sostenuto Assai
IV. Rabbioso
V. L’istesso tempo
VI. Pesante
VII. Lamento
VIII. Lento assai
IX. Sostenuto