More than once in Sergei Eisenstein’s “Alexander Nevsky,” the titular 13th-century hero appears to stare down right into the audience as he delivers his solemn exhortations to the people. That’s no ...

For those of us who last saw Sergei Eisenstein’s “Alexander Nevsky” via 16mm print in a high school film class, or maybe on DVD at home, watching it on a sizable screen at Benaroya Hall is, well, ...

International tensions were high in 1938 when Sergei Prokofiev composed a musical score for Sergei Eisenstein's landmark film Alexander Nevsky. The film tells the story of St. Alexander Nevsky, the ...

“It’s as if Michelangelo and Beethoven collaborated on ‘Jaws,’ ” says producer John Goberman of the 1938 film “Alexander Nevsky.” Goberman’s referring to filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein and Sergei ...

Sergei Eisenstein’s 1938 epic Alexander Nevsky was made as “a propaganda film for Stalin,” notes Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra executive director Sue Levine. However, its power remains undeniable, ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The Bach Choir will perform two modern day masterpieces: Prokofiev's ...

For the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s final program of the season, the conclusion of its “Shadow of Stalin” series, the orchestra screened Sergei Eisenstein’s classic film “Alexander Nevsky” at Walt ...

So I guess Hitler didn t see this movie. From 1938, Sergei Eisenstein s patriotic anthem Alexander Nevsky is basically a warning to foreign invaders with a moral so clear that the movie repeats it ...

Music Director Thierry Fischer leads the Utah Symphony and Utah Symphony Chorus prepared by Dr. Barlow Bradford in Prokofiev's remarkable cantata, "Alexander Nevsky" with the help of Russian ...

The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s third Masterworks Series concert of the season spotlights Sergei Prokofiev’s score of Sergei Eisenstein’s classic 1938 film “Alexander Nevsky” on Friday and ...

One of the great scenes in film is the epic battle on ice in Sergei Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky. For nearly 30 minutes, in sword-swinging close-ups and grand panoramas, Eisenstein shows the ...

The 50th anniversary of Sergei Prokofiev’s death hasn’t gotten much attention locally, but there are always CDs. Record companies, even in these days of fewer releases, have seldom seen an anniversary ...