Music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Libretto by Vladimir Belsky after the folktale in verse of the same name by Alexander Pushkin
PERFORMERS:
Tsar Saltan:
Edward Tsanga
Tsaritsa Militrisa: Irina Churilova
Tsarevich (Prince) Guidon: Mikhail Vekua
Swan-Princess: Albina Shagimuratova
Tkachikha ("Weaver"): Varvara Solovyova
Povarikha ("Cook"): Irina Vasilieva
Matchmaker-Crone Babarikha: Elena Vitman
The Mariinsky Chorus and Orchestra
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
Conductor: Valery Gergiev