Borodin's Prince Igor (VIVA! Opera 13)

Ayako Ohtake, a Sydney-based Japanese soprano singer, hosts biweekly music segment called VIVA! Opera for SBS Japanese.

Ballet dancers perform Polovtsian dances during the dress rehearsal of the "Prince Igor" opera, by Russian composer Alexander Borodin, in Moscow in 2013 Source: YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images

VIVA! Opera is a biweekly content broadcast on Tuesdays.  In the 12th episode,  Ms. Ohtake picks up the first Russian opera for the segment, 'Polovetsian Dances' from Alexander Borodin's Prince Igor.

Reference - 「Polovetsian Dances」（Dutch National Opera）https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kns3F5Q0gTc

Ayako Ohtake (Front, third from left), a Sydney-based Japanese soprano singer, will appear on the modern opera titled "Chop Chef." With other cast and staff. Source: Ayako Ohtake

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