Ruslan and Lyudmila

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.

5.5

211 min

Cast

Vladimir Ognovenko

as Ruslan

Anna Netrebko

as Lyudmila

Mikhail Kit

as Svetozar

Larissa Diadkova

as Ratmir

Gennady Bezzubenkov

as Farlaf

Galina Gorchakova

as Gorislava

Konstantin Pluzhnikov

as Finn

Irina Bogachova

as Naina

Yuri Marusin

as Bayan

Valery Gergiev

Mariinsky Orchestra

Director

Hans Hulscher