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    The Golden Cockerel: Teatro Real

The Golden Cockerel: Teatro Real

About the Event

Rimsky‐Korsakov’s satiric opera comes to Teatro Real in a production by the successful French stage director, Laurent Pelly.

Based on Pushkin’s poem, “The Fairy Tale of the Golden Cockerel”, Rimsky‐Korsakov’s opera was a thinly veiled critique of the Russian régime and particularly of Russia’s disastrous engagement in war with Japan. The work was immediately banned, and the composer did not live to see his final opera staged.

Practical Information

Please note: In some areas of the Teatro Real, some seats have a partially obstructed view of the stage. Teatro Real recommends category B for the finest and completely unobstructed view of the performance.

Cast / Production

Musical director: Ivor Bolton
Stage Director and Costume Designer: Laurent Pelly
Set designer: Barbara de Limburg
Lighting designer: Joël Adam
Chorus Master: Andrés Máspero

Tsar Dodon:
Dmitry Ulyanov (May 25, 28, 31; Jun. 3, 5, 9)
Alexey Tikhomirov (May 29; Jun. 1, 4)
Tsarevich Gvidon: Sergei Skorokhodov (May 25, 28, 31; Jun. 3, 5, 9)
Boris Rudak (May 29; Jun. 1, 4)
Tsarevich Afron:
Alexey Lavrov (May 25, 28, 31; Jun. 3, 5, 9)
Iurii Samoilov (May 29; Jun. 1, 4)
General Polkan: Alexander Vinogradov
Amelfa: Olesya Petrova (May 25, 28, 31; Jun. 3, 5, 9)
Agnes Zwierko (May 29; Jun. 1, 4)
Astrologer: Alexander Kravets (May 25, 28, 31; Jun. 3, 5, 9)
Barry Banks (May 29; Jun. 1, 4)
Tsaritsa of Shemakha: Venera Gimadieva (May 25, 28, 31; Jun. 3, 5, 9)
Nina Minasyan (May 29; Jun. 1, 4)
Little Golden Cockerel: Sara Blanch

Opera in three acts with prologue and epilogue
Music by Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov (1844‐1908)
Libretto by Vladimir Belsky, after the poem 'The Fairy Tale of the Golden Cockerel' by Alexandr Pushkin, based upon two chapters of 'Tales of the Alhambra' by Washington Irving
Premiere at the Teatro Real
New production by the Teatro Real, in co‐production with the Théâtre de la Monnaie of Brussels
Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real

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