The Tsar’s Bride: a powerhouse of dramatic detail

By Alan Yu, 22 March 2015

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Reviewed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Grand Theatre, Hong Kong on 21 March 2015

Rimsky-Korsakov, The Tsar's Bride

Bolshoi Opera

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Conductor

Julia Pevzner, Director

Alyona Pikalova, Set Designer

Elena Zaytseva, Costume Designer

Venera Gimadieva, Marfa

Olga Kulchynska, Marfa

Svetlana Shilova, Lyubasha

Agunda Kulaeva, Lyubasha

Roman Shulakov, Ivan Sergeyevich Lïkov

Bogdan Volkov, Ivan Sergeyevich Lïkov

Elchin Azizov, Grigory Gryaznoy

Alexander Kasiyanov, Grigory Gryaznoy

Irina Rubtsova, Domna Ivanovna Saburova

Irina Udalova, Domna Ivanovna Saburova

Elena Novak, Dunyasha Saburova

Alexandra Chukhina, Dunyasha Saburova

Anna Matsey, Petrovna

Marat Gali, Yelisey Bomelius

Stanislav Mostovoy, Yelisey Bomelius

Oleg Tsybulko, Malyuta-Skuratov

Nikolai Kazansky, Malyuta-Skuratov

Vladimir Matorin, Vasily Stepanovich Sobakin

Alexander Naumenko, Vasily Stepanovich Sobakin

Damir Ismagilov, Lighting Designer

Ekaterina Mironova, Choreography

Valery Borisov, Choirmaster / chorus director

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Bolshoi Theatre Chorus

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Alan Yu

The first concert Alan attended was Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. For 7 years he presented classical music programmes for Radio Television Hong Kong, partly to pay his way through university. He attends concerts whenever he can and believes there is no substitute for the thrill of live performances. He writes here.

The Bolshoi Opera presents The Tsar’s Bride: a powerhouse of dramatic detail