Synopsis
Pushkin folk tale as comedic opera whose sultry elements expand an Oriental influence. Korsakov portrays the story of Tsar Nicholas II, punished for his cowardice and despotism, using satire to condemn Russia's autocratic ruler.
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Key crew
- François RoussillonDirector
- Barrie KoskyDirector
- Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovWriter
- Vladimir Bel'skyWriter
Cast
- Dmitry UlianovTsar Dodon
- Nina MinasyanTsaritsa of Shemakha
- Andrey PopovAstrologer
- Margarita NekrasovaAmelfa
- Mischa SchelomianskiGeneral Polkan
- Vasily EfimovTsar Guidon
- Wilfried GononThe Golden Cockerel
- Maria NazarovaThe Golden Cockerel's voice
- Andrey ZhilikhovskyTsarevich Afron
Themes
opera