Betrothal in a Monastery

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Хор Большого театра & Aleksandr Lazarev

Betrothal in a Monastery is an opera by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev, premiered in 1946. Written in a broadly neo-classical, comic-operatic style with clear melodic lines, rhythmic vitality and elements of Russian lyricism, it reflects Prokofiev's mid-career engagement with stage works under Soviet artistic conditions and occupies a place among his later operas that blend theatrical wit with classical forms.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Introduction
    2:03
  2. 2.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act I, I. It’s Impossible. Simply Unbelievable...
    2:57
  3. 3.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act I, II. Ugly. Crooked Back
    4:07
  4. 4.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act I, III. Unimportant! A Trivial Matter!
    4:37
  5. 5.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act I, IV. The Moon is Shining in at Your Window
    3:29
  6. 6.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act I, V. Stop That Noise. The Devil Take You!
    2:25
  7. 7.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act I, VI. Dance of the Maskers
    3:25
  8. 8.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act I, VII. Marry Her Faster, Give Her to Mendoza Quicker
    4:03
  9. 9.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: VIII. Go Friends, Go! Friends, Don’t Make Any Noise!
    3:33
  10. 10.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, I. Do You Think He’ll Do It, Nursie?
    4:47
  11. 11.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, II. Perfect Senor, You Will Sing a Nightly Serenade
    2:57
  12. 12.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, III. This is the Way You Take Account of My Age?
    4:01
  13. 13.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, IV. Give Him Up!
    2:27
  14. 14.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, V. If You Had a Daughter, Believe Me, It’s a Curse
    1:16
  15. 15.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, VI. The First Act Has Gone Off Without a Hitch
    2:02
  16. 16.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, I. Buy Your Fish at Senor Mendoza’s Barge!
    2:08
  17. 17.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, II. Rosina, Rosina, I’ve Run Away From My Mother-In-Law
    3:02
  18. 18.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, III. Ferdinand is the Only One I Love
    3:30
  19. 19.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, IV. So You Mean Ferdinand’s Been Up to No Good?
    1:52
  20. 20.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, V. A Beard? A Beard is Not So Bad
    6:03
  21. 21.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, VI. No, No, There’s No Greater Happiness Than Serving You, Senroa
    2:51
  22. 22.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, I. Well Well, You’ve Run Away From Your Papa!
    3:21
  23. 23.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, II. My Lovely...
    4:03

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, III. When the Maiden Was Still Young...
    4:49
  2. 3.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act II, IV. What’s the Matter?
    2:20
  3. 4.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, I. Oh, Time Seems to Drag
    2:23
  4. 5.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, II. Well, Come In, Come In
    2:10
  5. 6.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, III. Shall We Peep Secretly Through the Key-Hole?
    2:55
  6. 7.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, IV & V. They’re Coming This Way
    7:10
  7. 8.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, I. You’re Not Playing in Key
    3:30
  8. 9.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, II. Sincere Greetings, Senor
    2:51
  9. 10.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, III & IV. Please, Let Us Continue
    5:16
  10. 11.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Minuet: Music-Making
    1:02
  11. 12.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, I. And Now I Am a Nun
    5:28
  12. 13.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, I (Cont’d). My Dream, My Love...
    1:19
  13. 14.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, II. No-One Told Me Before
    3:49
  14. 15.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, III. So This is It
    3:19
  15. 16.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, I. The Bottle is the Sun of Our Life
    2:26
  16. 17.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, II. To the Lovely Nuns of the Covent of Saint Ursula!
    2:13
  17. 18.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, III. A Gentleman Has Arrived
    5:07
  18. 19.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, IV. Flee Antonio!
    3:06
  19. 20.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act III, V. Come to the Point, Ferdinand
    1:56
  20. 21.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act IV, I & II. I Don’t Understand at All
    3:45
  21. 22.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act IV, III. But What is This? Why Are You Here?
    2:38
  22. 23.
    Betrothal in a Monastery, op. 86: Act IV, IV & V. Finale: My Son! At Last!
    9:17

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