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Rimsky-Korsakov's anti-tsarist satirical fairytale makes for an entertaining rarity in ETO's spring tour.

Its premiere postponed from Festival d'Aix last summer, Barrie Kosky's staging of Rimsky-Korsakov's political satire finally takes place in Lyon. 

The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic under the baton of conductor Vasily Petrenko uncovers the magic of Rimsky-Korsakov’s exotic score. 

Santa Fe Opera's colorful and beautifully sung The Golden Cockerel makes a case for more Rimsky-Korsakov opera in the repertoire.

Laurent Pelly exploits the satirical side of Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel at La Monnaie in a darkly humorous but colourfully performed production.

Dmitry Bertman's simple, stylish production of Rimsky-Korsakov's final opera finds a more recent satirical target. 

On one level, Le Coq d’Or, Rimsky-Korsakov’s final opera, is a simple fairy tale. However, you don’t need to dig far to discover a biting satire, which was largely absent in this presentation by Les Saisons Russes du XXI Siècle.

It was like going on the journey from Kansas to the Land of Oz. After dank, dark drizzle on the streets outside, the scene inside the London Coliseum suddenly transformed into dazzling and vivid colour for this famous fairy-tale by Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. 

Barrie Kosky macht Rimsky-Korsakows letzte Oper zu einer Persiflage auf den mittelalten Mann in der Midlife Crisis.

Se representa en el Teatro Real El gallo de oro, un trabajo insólitamente crítico para su época, en una produccion que, gracias a la conjunción de elementos, destila magia, calidad artística y un toque ácido de presente.

Le Coq d’Or de Rimski-Korsakov servi à Nancy avec de délicieux accompagnements.