Credits:

Nikolai Petersen, Dennis Russell Davies

Description:

Etvss opera *The Three Sisters*, based on the play of the same name by the Russian literary giant Chekhov. In adapting this storywhich centers on three sisters from a military family stationed in a small town and depicts the sense of stagnation among the intellectual class in the final days of Imperial Russia on the eve of the Russian RevolutionEtvs boldly cast three countertenors to portray all three sisters, creating an extremely subvert world. For this production, three internationally acclaimed singersCheneze from the U.S., David DQ from Canada, and Egorov from Russiawere cast, effectively conveying the rich atmosphere of the world from the very beginning, starting with a prologue that makes effective use of the accordion. Although all three are countertenors, their different vocal timbres allow them to successfully distinguish the sisters personalities. Another h