Samara Opera and Ballet Theatre presents
Samara Opera and Ballet Theatre presents
Astana Opera presents
Days of Culture of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
Mariinsky Theatre (Branch in the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania) presents
Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre presents
Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre presents
Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre presents
Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre presents
Sverdlovsk State Academic Theatre of The Musical Comedy production
Sverdlovsk State Academic Musical Comedy Theatre presents
Sverdlovsk State Academic Theatre of The Musical Comedy production
Vladimir Odoyevsky called the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila a magnificent flower that had grown in Russian musical soil. Glinka’s score is laden with musical treats just like the tables at the princely feast in Act I. the composer’s imagination, given flight by the genius of Pushkin, came up with one superb melody after another, it created hitherto unknown chords and it suggested the original decisions as to the orchestration.
Premiere of this production: 2 May 1994.
Abridged version (for family viewing).
Presented with one interval.
Libretto by Mikhail Glinka with the participation of Konstantin Bakhturin, Alexander Shakhovskoy, Valerian Shirkov, Mikhail Gedeonov, Nestor Kukolnik and Nikolai Markevich after the poem by Alexander Pushkin
Music Director: Valery Gergiev
Stage Director: Lotfi Mansouri
Set Designer: Thierry Bosquet
Decorations are restored from the 1904 version of the performance by Alexander Golovin and Konstantin Korovin
Choreography by Michel Fokine, 1917 production
Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
Chief Chorus Master of the Mariinsky Theatre: Konstantin Rylov
Chief Chorus Master of the Bolshoi Theatre: Valery Borisov
Assistant Directors: Irkin Gabitov, Mikhail Smirnov
Assistant Designer of scenery revival: Vladimir Razumov
Assistant Designer of costumes revival: Tatiana Noginova
Photo by Mikhail Vilchuk.
Photo by Mikhail Vilchuk.
Photo by Mikhail Vilchuk.
Photo by Mikhail Vilchuk.
Saturday, 12:00
Act I
At the court of Svetozar, Prince of Kiev, celebrations are in progress before the marriage of his daughter, Lyudmila, to Ruslan, a warrior. The Bayan (a minstrel) sings of the trials in store for Ruslan, though he predicts the victory of true love. Nostalgically, Lyudmila bids farewell to her parent’s home, and consoles her unsuccessful suitors, the eastern prince Ratmir and the Varangian warrior Farlaf. Suddenly all darkens: when light is restored, Lyudmila has vanished.
Svetozar promises her hand and half his kingdom to the one who rescues her.