Opera in 3 acts
Libretto: Konstantin Stepanovich Shilovsky, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky [Based: Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin]
First performance: 17. March 1879, Moscow, Malij Tyeatr / 11. Jan. 1881, Moscow, Balsoj Tyeatr (official)
Using the sights and sounds of old St. Petersburg, director Roman Tikhomirov “opened up” the opera and filmed it in the Russian countryside, using actors, singers and musicians from the Bolshoi Theatre and Opera. |
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