Ruslan and Lyudmila

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka's magical masterpiece in its entirety, inspired by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's poem of a Russian tale. An evil sorcerer Chernomor casts a spell over wedding celebrations for Ruslan and Lyudmila at the court of Svetozar, the Prince of Kiev. Lyudmila vanishes and her father promises her hand and half his kingdom to the knight who rescues her. Ruslan on this quest of rescue encounters the knights Ratmir and Farlaf, the wise wizard Finn, the slave of Ratmir, Gorislava and sorceress Naina before confronting Chernomor in his magic garden. After all the challenges for Ruslan, true love prevails.

Cast

Vladimir Ognovenko Ruslan Anna Netrebko Lyudmila

Mikhail Kit Svetozar

Larissa Diadkova Ratmir

Gennady Bezzubenkov Farlaf

Galina Gorchakova Gorislava

Konstantin Pluzhnikov Finn

Irina Bogachova Naina

Yuri Marusin Bayan

Valery Gergiev

Mariinsky Orchestra

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