Based on Russian poet Alexander Pushkin's fairy tale poem of the same name. In the midst of the wedding party of Prince Ruslan and Ludmila, Ludmila is kidnapped by an evil sorcerer. Her father seeks ...
Russian composer Mikhail Glinka chose to begin his Fairy-tale opera "Ruslan and Ludmilla" with a fast-paced overture. We'll hear conductor Hugh Wolff lead a performance with the Frankfurt Radio ...
In Alexander Pushkin's story of Russlan and Ludmilla, Ludmilla is abducted by an evil dwarf and put into a deep sleep. Even Russlan's magic sword can't wake her: It takes a magic ring from a friendly ...
We’re at the wedding feast of Ruslan and Lyudmila, and everything looks as conservative as Lotfi Mansouri’s cardboard cutout staging for the Mariinsky Opera (filmed for Philips in 1995, conducted by ...
We begin with a tale of sorcery, epic battles, and love. This opera was inspired by the epic fairy tale poem of the same name by Alexander Pushkin, where the brave hero Ruslan sets out to rescue his ...
The Cascade Symphony’s “Spirit of Russia” concert on March 8 included works by four 19th century composers. Two (Glinka’s “Russlan and Ludmilla” Overture and Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet” ...