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Soprano

Anastasia Sorokina

Marfa

Conductor

Tugan Sokhiev

Stage director

Julia Pevzner

Choreographer

Ekaterina Mironova

Chorus master

Valery Borisov

Costume designer

Elena Zaitseva

Fyodor Fedorovsky

Set designer

Nonna Fedorovskaya

Lighting designer

Damir Ismagilov

Vassily Sinaisky

Boris Khaikin

Alyona Pikalova

Bass

Stanislav Trofimov

Vasily Stepanovich Sobakin

Olga Seliverstova

Baritone

Elchin Azizov

Grigory Gryaznoy

Vyacheslav Pochapsky

Malyuta Skuratov

Tenor

Ilya Selivanov

Boyar Ivan Sergeyevich Likov

Mezzo-soprano

Agunda Kulaeva

Lyubasha

Roman Muravitsky

Yelisey Bomeliy

Irina Rubtsova

Domna Ivanovna Saburova

Contralto

Anna Bondarevskaya

Dunyasha

Anna Matsey

Petrovna

Leonid Kuchumov

Vasily Timonin

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Russian

Tsarskaya Nevesta -  (The Tsar's Bride)

Moscow

Russia

Beethoven Hall

A masterpiece of Russian opera long unknown in the West, Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar's Bride comes to life in this stunning new production from the world-famous Bolshoi Theatre! Israeli stage director Julia Pevzner's assured vision—coupled with the opulent costumes by Elena Zaitseva, immersive set design by Alyona Pikalova, and impeccable performances by the Bolshoi's star soloists—craft a compelling case for the opera's entry into the standard repertoire.

Inspired by tragic events during the 16th-century reign of Ivan the Terrible, Ilia Tyumenev’s gripping libretto tells the tale of Marfa Sobakina (Olga Seliverstova), the daughter of a rich Siberian merchant (Stanislav Trofimov) who is hand-picked to become third wife of the tsar—though she is already in love with her childhood sweetheart, the boyar (nobleman) Lykov (Ilya Selivanov). Jealousy and adultery, intrigue and blackmail, potions and poisons will all have their roles to play before the opera—graced by one of Rimsky-Korsakov's most compelling scores, with the Bolshoi Orchestra conducted to perfection by Tugan Sokhiev—reaches its tragic conclusion.

Tsarskaya Nevesta Rimsky-Korsakov

Public

The Tsar's Bride

Approved

This opera, belonging to the so-called Bolshoi Theatre ‘golden treasury’ and unfailingly popular with audiences over the last fifty years, returns to the Historic stage in unique sets by Fyodor Fyodorovsky and in a new stage version by the Israeli director Julia Pevzner, who at the Bolshoi contributed to the productions of Turandot and The Fiery Angel. The opera will be sung by the Bolshoi’s leading soloists and guest artists and conducted by Vassily Sinaisky.

English

The Tsar's Bride by Rimsky-Korsakov, From (2019/2019), Directed by Julia Pevzner,, Conductor Tugan Sokhiev, Vassily Sinaisky, Boris Khaikin, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia

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