Ruslan and Lyudmila
Overview
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.
Release date
01/01/1996
Votes
3
Popularity
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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
Original Soundtrack
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