The Stone Guest is an opera in three acts by Alexander Dargomyzhsky. In what was considered a bold innovation at the time, Dargomyzhsky himself extracted the libretto directly from Alexander Pushkin's
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
Komissarzhevsky and Petrov
Fyodor Komissarzhevsky as Don Juan
Yuliya Platonova as Donna Anna
Fyodor Petrovich Komissarzhevsky was a Russian opera singer and teacher of voice and stagecraft. A leading tenor at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, he created many roles in Russian operas, in
The Stone Guest (Dargomyzhsky)
…Donna Anna Platonova and Komissarzhevsky Roles Role Voice type Premiere Cast 16 February 1872 (Old Style) (Conductor: Eduard Nápravník) Don Juan tenor Fyodor Komissarzhevsky Leporello, his servant bass Osip Petrov Donna Anna soprano Yuliya Platonova Don Carlos baritone Ivan Melnikov Laura mezzo-soprano Mariya Ilyina A Monk…
Komissarzhevsky as the Pretender in Boris Godunov
Komissarzhevsky's daughter Vera