Ruslan and Lyudmila

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Vladimir Ognovenko

Vladimir OgnovenkoRuslan

Anna Netrebko

Anna NetrebkoLyudmila

Mikhail Kit

Mikhail KitSvetozar

Larissa Diadkova

Larissa DiadkovaRatmir

Gennady Bezzubenkov

Gennady BezzubenkovFarlaf

Galina Gorchakova

Galina GorchakovaGorislava

Konstantin Pluzhnikov

Konstantin PluzhnikovFinn

Irina Bogachova

Irina BogachovaNaina

Yuri Marusin

Yuri MarusinBayan

Valery GergievCast

Mariinsky Orchestra

Mariinsky OrchestraCast