In a new production of Faust at the Mariinsky

The Devil Steals the Limelight

http://www.sptimes.ru/index_bp.php?action_id=2&story_id=37268&section=4

In a new production of ‘Faust’ at the Mariinsky, Ildar Abdrazakov shines as a world-weary Mephistopheles. Atmospherically, it is Goethe who wins the battle in the new Mariinsky production, much to the credit of the orchestra.

Ildar Abdrazakov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ildar_Abdrazakov

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Ildar Abdrazakov "La calunnia" de Il barbiere di Siviglia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx904u-cpbU

Yekaterina Goncharova

http://smolart.com/artist.php?lg=en&idd=31&it=opera

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Ekaterina Goncharova Micaela's aria. Carmen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqwhUYW6si4

Sergei Semishkur

http://www.israel-opera.co.il/eng/?CategoryID=263&ArticleID=1424

http://imgartists.com/artist/sergey_semishkur

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Sergey Semishkur Eugen Onegin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9wUZCjE2Uw

Sergey Semishkur Iolanta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWD5WbkrmC0