Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's dazzling opera by-line in seven tableaux. The epic journey of Sadko a sea-faring minstrel from Novgorod, his wife Libava and their encounters with Volkhova, a sea Princess and the court of her parents the Tsar and Tsarina of the Sea. Sadko traveling on his ship "Falcon" also meets visiting foreign merchants from India (a Hindu), Scandinavia (a Varangian) and Italy (a Venetian) singing of the magic of their own lands to try and lure him. In the seventh tableaux Sadko is reunited with his wife, thinking his journey a dream, until he sees his fleet of ships coming up the newly created river Volkhova and realizes his sea Princess has transformed herself into the river in order to create the gateway to the ocean for Novgorod. In conclusion Sadko leads the hymn of praise and everyone rejoices their good fortune.
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Vladimir Galouzine
Sadko
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Sergei Alexashkin
The Sea Tsar
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Larissa Diadkova
Nezhata
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Ruslan and Lyudmila
Rusalka
Alexander Gergalov
The Venetian Guest
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War and Peace
Gegam Grigorian
The Indian Guest
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Bulat Minjelkiev
The Viking Guest
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Marianna Tarasova
Libava Buslayevna
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Verdi: La Forza del Destino
Camille Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila
Valentina Tsidipova
Volkhova
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Vladimir Ognovenko
Duda
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Ruslan and Lyudmila
The Fiery Angel
Valery Gergiev
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Mariinsky Orchestra
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky Ballet 'The Nutcracker - Ballet in three acts with an epilogue' 2012 at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg
Brian Large Director · Vladimir I. Belesky Story Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Composer
First release January 1, 1994 · Produced in Russia · Original title Садко
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Philips
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Russia
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Original title
Садко
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
France · January 1, 1994
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No release date listed for United States.
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