the Bolshoi Theatre, Mark Ermler. 1993 Nikolai Putilin, Galina Gorchakova, Evgeny Akimov, Sergey Aleksashkin, Vladimir Vaneev, Olga Borodina, Kirov Opera & Ballet, Valery Gergiev Popular culture In the American musical Kismet (1953), most of the score was adapted from works by Borodin. Themes from the Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor were used extensively and the "Gliding Dance of the Maidens" provided the melody for the popular hit song "Stranger in Paradise". In The Simpsons episode "Simpson Tide", the Boyars' Chorus (Act 1, Scene 2) plays while tanks emerge from parade floats during a peace parade on Red Square in front of Saint Basil's, soldiers walk out of a building, the Berlin Wall re-erects itself out of the ground, and Lenin rises from his grave, saying "Rrr! Must Crush Capitalism, Rrr!". The "Gliding dance of the Maidens" is also played during the Valentine's Day Itchy and Scratchy cartoon featured in The Simpsons episode "I Love Lisa". Musical quotations from the Polovtsian Dances can be heard: in Warren G's 1997 hit "Prince Igor", and in the track "Echoes" on Pink Floyd's 1971 album, "Meddle" Masterplan – Lonely Winds Of War (2010) Arash feat. Helena – Angels Lullaby (2021) See also Cuman people Cumania Solar eclipses in fiction References Notes Sources Abraham, G. (1939) On Russian Music, London (via album notes by Richard Taruskin in "Alexander Borodin: Orchesterwerke" Deutsche Grammophon CD 435 757–2) Abraham, G. and Lloyd-Jones, D. (1986) "Alexander Borodin" in Brown, D. (ed.) The New Grove: Russian Masters 1, New York: W. W. Norton & Co., pp. 45–76. Borodin, A. Libretto for Prince Igor. Hofmann, M. Une musique d'une somptueuse beauté (album notes to the 1952 Bolshoy Theatre recording) Le Chant du Monde CD LDC 2781041/43 Malkiel, M. and Barry, A. (1994) Authenticity in Prince Igor:Open Questions, New Answers (introductory note to 1993 Gergiev recording) pp. 13–22 of booklet, Philips CD 442–537–2. Rimsky-Korsakov, N. (1923) Chronicle of My Musical Life, translated by J. A. Joffe, New York: Knopf External links Score for Prince Igor with lyrics in Russian, French, and English on archive.org English libretto (Brilliant Classics) Synopsis and libretto, Italian and English, 1915 (courtesy of Open Library) (English also here) Russian libretto at Либретто опер [Libretto oper] Poem about the March into Battle of Prince Ihor (stained glass window) by Leo Mol Operas by Alexander Borodin Russian-language operas The Tale of Igor's Campaign 1890 operas Operas Operas completed by others