The Tsar’s Bride

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Genre Opera/Dance

Venue

Royal Opera House Get directions

First Performance 14/04/2011

Closing 02/05/2011

Running Time 3h15

Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian masterpiece The Tsar’s Bride receives its first ever performances by the Royal Opera.

The Tsar’s Bride may be based on historical figures, but they act out a fictional story of intrigue, betrayal and corruption. Drawing on the director’s specialist knowledge of Russia and the Russian opera repertory, this new production evokes a dark and threatening world with hard-hitting contemporary resonance.

Marina Poplavskya, Johan Reuter and Ekaterina Gubanova lead the cast of The Tsar’s Bride under the baton of Mark Elder.

When Tsar Ivan the Terrible selects Marfa as his new bride, a web of romantic and political jealousy and intrigue brings about death and disaster for her and everyone around. The power of the few and privileged can still control – and ruin – the lives of anyone they choose. Historical fiction and today’s fact intertwine in this new production to startling effect.

The Tsar’s Bride is sung in Russian with English surtitles.

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Cast

Marina Poplavskaya, Johan Reuter, Ekaterina Gubanova, Dmitry Popov, Vasily Gorshkov, Paata Burchuladze, Jurgita Adamonyte, Elizabeth Woollett, Alexander Vinogradov, Anne-Marie Owens

Creative

Director - Paul Curran

Producer - Royal Opera

Designer - Kevin Knight

Conductor - Mark Elder

Music By - Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

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