Bundle up warmly, cher public, and enjoy a weather-appropriate selection from the Mike Richter hoard. It’s Rimsky-Korsakov’s Snegurochka from his “Russian Opera” CD-ROM.

Bolshoi Theater, 1957.
Evgeni Svetlanov, conductor.

Snegurochka: Vera Firsova
Tsar Berendei: Ivan Kozlovsky
Bermyata: Vladimir Gavryushov
Fairy Spring: Veronika Borisenko
Father Frost: Alexei Krivchenya
Bobyl: Alexander Khosson
Bobyl’s Wife: Valentina Petrova
Lel: Larissa Avdeyeva
Kupava: Galina Vishnevskaya
Mizgir: Yuri Galkin