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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.
Top Billed Cast
Vladimir Ognovenko Ruslan
Anna Netrebko Lyudmila
Mikhail Kit Svetozar
Larissa Diadkova Ratmir
Gennady Bezzubenkov Farlaf
Galina Gorchakova Gorislava
Konstantin Pluzhnikov Finn
Irina Bogachova Naina
Yuri Marusin Bayan
Mariinsky Orchestra
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