Ruslan and Lyudmila (1996)
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.
Director: Hans Hulscher
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Vladimir Ognovenko as Ruslan |
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Anna Netrebko as Lyudmila |
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Mikhail Kit as Svetozar |
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Larissa Diadkova as Ratmir |
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Gennady Bezzubenkov as Farlaf |
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Galina Gorchakova as Gorislava |
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Konstantin Pluzhnikov as Finn |
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Irina Bogachova as Naina |
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Yuri Marusin as Bayan |
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Valery Gergiev as |
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Mariinsky Orchestra as |
| Sound | Mikhail Glinka | Music |
| Directing | Hans Hulscher | Director |
| Writing | Alexander Pushkin | Original Story |
