
01 Nov 1978

Natalka Poltavka
An iconic Ukrainian play of the same name meets TV.
Lehar romantic operetta set in Russia about a beautiful dancer who is set up to attract a tsar's son, and they fall in love. Beautiful settings and wonderful music.
Zarewitsch
Sonja
Mascha
Ivan
Großfürst
Ministerpräsident
01 Nov 1978
An iconic Ukrainian play of the same name meets TV.
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