Aleko / Kashchey the Immortal

Made for Soviet TV, this twin bill offers a pair of one-act works─with top opera stars' singing dubbed over the actors─from two famed Russian composers. First, Evgeny Nesterenko sings and portrays the title role in Rachmaninoff's tale of love and revenge in a Gypsy camp, "Aleko." With the voices of Vladimir Matorin, Svetlana Volkova. Next, Rimsky-Korsakov's "Kashchey the Immortal" stars Konstantin Pluzhnikov as the deathless wizard. With the voices of E. Rubin, Sofia Yalysheva. 124 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: Russian mono; Subtitles: English. In Russian with English subtitles. Two-disc set.