American Premiere of Rachmaninoff's Trilogy of Operas at NEC's Jordan Hall

Hailed by The New York Times as one of the nations most intriguing opera companies, Odyssey Opera returns to live performance with TROIKA, a concert performance of the complete operatic output of Sergei Rachmaninoff. Though Rachmaninoff is one of the most beloved Russian composers, no American company has ever showcased Rachmaninoffs trio of one-act operasAleko, The Miserly Knight, and Francesca da Riminiin a single evening. Inspired by timeless tales by Alexander Pushkin and Dantes Inferno, all three works demonstrate Rachmaninovs gift for yearning melodies, as well as his mastery of orchestral color and drama. The cast line-up includes two Ukrainian-born singerssoprano Yelena Dyacheck and baritone Aleksey Bogdanovalong with Armenian tenor Yeghishe Manucharyan, American tenors Andrew Bidlack and Spencer Hamlin, Russian bass Mikhail Svetlov, and American bass Kevin Thompson.