Snegurochka
A Spring Fairytale after OSTROVSKY
Opera in four acts and a prologue by Rimsky-Korsakov (sung in Russian)
Cast in order of singing:
Tsar's retinue, Boyars and their wives, blind singers, tumblers, shepherds, people, birds
BOLSHOI THEATRE
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
Conducted by EUGENE SVETLANOV
The action takes place in the land of the Berendeys in legendary times
PROLOGUE
The Red Mountain near the Tsar's capital