Rimsky-Korsakov lavished a gorgeous score on this rustic tale of love and the supernatural. This acclaimed 2008 production by the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre marks the opera’s first appearance on DVD. The company’s brilliant staging is modern in its dramatic intensity yet firmly rooted in the traditional heart of the work.

Cast

Dmitry Ulyanov

Mayor

Oleg Polpudin

Levko

Natalia Vladimirskaya

Hannah

Irina Chistyakova

Mayor’s Sister-in-Law