Taped live at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Valery Gergiev conducts this landmark production of Giuseppe Verdi's operatic masterpiece. This opera premiered at the Maryinsky Theatre in 1862, and is performed here in its original St. Petersburg version using reconstructions of the magnificent painted scenery. Starring Galina Gorchakova. Also starring Nikolai Putilin, Gegam Grigorian, and Marianna Tarasova.