These last three artists are making their HGO debuts. Russian conductor Alexander Anissimov also makes his HGO debut, conducting the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra. The Houston Grand Opera Chorus, prepared by Chorus Master Richard Bado, will be featured prominently in Prince Igor's spectacular choral sections. Award - winning American director Francesca Zambello stages the production, featuring sets and costumes by Zack Brown and lighting by Duane Schuler. Choreographer Alphonse Poulin interprets the famous Polovtsian Dances with authentic Georgian dancers.
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One of Russia's best - known operas, Prince Igor is a musical epic on a historical subject. The twelfth - century Russian Prince Igor, while battling the heathen Polovtsi tribe, is captured by the Polovtsian leader Khan Konchak. The Khan attempts to turn Igor into an ally by showering him with lavish entertainment, but Igor stands firm in his Christian convictions and is eventually able to escape. Prince Igor contains some of the finest music Borodin wrote, but the full score was left incomplete at the time of his death. The great Russian composers Rimsky - Korsakov and Glazunov completed the score, and the work was first performed in 1890.