Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel (2021)

Pushkin folk tale as comedic opera whose sultry elements expand an Oriental influence. Korsakov portrays the story of Tsar Nicholas II, punished for his cowardice and despotism, using satire to condemn Russia's autocratic ruler.

Producers	Opéra de Lyon
Original title	Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel
Directors	François Roussillon, Barrie Kosky
Writers	Vladimir Bel'sky, Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Cast

Dmitry Ulianov

as Tsar Dodon

Nina Minasyan

as Tsaritsa of Shemakha

Andrey Popov

as Astrologer

Margarita Nekrasova

as Amelfa

Mischa Schelomianski

as General Polkan

Vasily Efimov

as Tsar Guidon

Wilfried Gonon

as The Golden Cockerel

Maria Nazarova

as The Golden Cockerel's voice

Andrey Zhilikhovsky

as Tsarevich Afron