The Tsar's Bride, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow

The Tsar's Bride, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908); Libretto by Ilia Tyumenev based on the drama of the same name by Lev Mey. First performance 3 November 1899, Solodovnikov Theatre, Moscow; Orchestra & Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre, Tugan Sokhiev (musical direction); Valery Borisov (Chorus Master); Julia Pevzner (Stage Direction); Alyona Pikalova (Sets), Elena Zaitseva (Costumes), Damir Ismagilov (Lighting), Ekaterina Mironova (Choreography); Stanislav Trofimov (Vasily Stepanovich Sobakin); Olga Seliverstova (Marfa); Elchin Azizov (Grigory Grigorevich Gryaznoy); Vyacheslav Pochapsky (Grigory Lukiyanovich Malyuta Skuratov); Ilya Selivanov (Ivan Sergeyevich Lykov); Agunda Kulaeva (Lyubasha); Roman Muravitsky (Yelisey Bomelius); Irina Rubtsova (Domna Ivanovna Saburova); Anna Bondarevskaya (Dunyasha); Anna Matsey (Petrovna); Recorded 15 November 2018, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow; TV Director, Jean-Pierre Loisil (153 min)