"Prince Igor" is a standout 1997 collaboration between American G-funk pioneer and Norwegian soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø . Produced by the Voelker Brothers (Achim and Klaus Völker), the track served as the lead single for the ambitious concept album The Rapsody Overture: Hip Hop Meets Classic , which fused urban beats with operatic motifs. Musical Composition and Sampling
: The haunting refrain features Sissel's "pure soprano" performing a melody from the "Polovtsian Dances" . This specifically references Alexander Borodin's 19th-century opera, Prince Igor , notably the "Gliding Dance of the Maidens". Warren G - Prince Igor
While it remains a "cult classic" in the US, the song was a massive commercial success across Europe in late 1997 and early 1998: "Prince Igor" is a standout 1997 collaboration between