The Tale of Tsar Tsaltan by Rimsky-Korsakov at La Monnaie, Brussels

The Tale of Tsar Tsaltan; Opera in a prologue and four acts by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsavov (1844 - 1908); Libretto by Nikolay Andreyvich Belsky after Alexander Pushkin; Fist performance in Moscow, Solodovnikov Theatre, 3 November 1900; Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Monnaie Theatre, Alain Altinoglu (Conductor); Dmitri Tcherniakov (Stage direction, sets); Elena Zaytseva (Costumes), Gleb Filshtinsky (video, lighting); Ante Jerkunica (Tsar Saltan); Svetlana Aksenova (Tsaritsa Militrisa); Stine Marie Fischer (Tkatchikha); Bernarda Bobro (Povarikha); Carole Wilson (Babarikha); Bogdan Volkov (Tsarevich Gvidon); Olga Kulchynska (Tsarevna Swan-Bird / Lyebyed); Vasily Gorshkov (Old man); Alexander Vassiliev (Skomorokh / Shipman); Nicky Spence (Messenger / Shipman); Alexander Kravets (Shipman); Recorded at the Monnaie-De Munt Theatre, Brussels, 27 June 2019; TV Director, Andy Sommer (157 min)