Tchaikovsky's Mazeppa . Now available on Philips DVD, in anamorphic widescreen and DTS 5.1 digital surround sound. As with all of Philips's previous Gergiev / Kirov operas on DVD, the disc features full subtitling in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. Valery Gergiev directs the Kirov Opera and Ballet in this dramatic staging of Tchaikovsky's historical opera, based on Pushkin's verse tale of the legendary Cossack chieftain. Tchaikovsky's dark musical setting intertwines the political drama of Mazeppa's ill-fated betrayal of the Tsar with the personal tragedy of his love for Maria, the young daughter of his hapless opponent, Kochubey. Three of the Kirov's greatest stars, Nikolai Putilin, Sergei Aleksashkin and Larissa Diadkova lead the all-Russian cast. This new DVD release joins existing Gergiev / Kirov DVDs of Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame , as well as the three Russian epic operas - Boris Godunov ,Prince Igor and Ruslan & Lyudmila - available separately or together in the recent "The Glory of Russian Opera" DVD box set. CAST :- Mazeppa - Nikolai Putilin Kochubey - Sergei Aleksashkin Lyubov - Larissa Diadkova Maria - Irina Loskutova Andrey - Viktor Lutsiuk Orlik - Viacheslav Luhanin Iskra - Vladimir Zhivopistsev Drunken Cossack - Nikolai Gassiev The Kirov Orchestra, Opera Chorus and Ballet, St Petersburg Conducted by Valery Gergiev Recorded live at the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg Tracks: 1 Titles 2 Overture Act 1 :- 3 No.1 Girls' Chorus & Scene 4 No.2 Scene, Arioso & Duet 5 No.3 Scene 6 No.4 Chorus & Dance 7 Hopak 8 No.5 Scene & Arioso 9 No.6 Quarrel Scene 10 No.7 Chorus & Mother's Lament 11 No.8 Finale Act 2 :- 12 No.9 Prison Scene - Andante 13 No.10 Mazeppa's Monologue & Scene with Orlik 14 No.10a Mazeppa's Arioso 15 No.11 Mazeppa's Scene with Maria 16 No.12 Scene with Maria & her Mother 17 No.13 Crowd Scene 18 No.14 Finale Act 3 :- 19 No.15 The Battle of Poltava 20 No.16 Scene & Andrey's Aria 21 No.17 Scene & Duet 22 No.18 Scene - Appearance of the Demented Maria 23 No.19 Finale 24 Curtain calls & credits