Libretto. Text: German.

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Opera in 6 scenes. Original version

Duration: full evening
Text by Wladimir J. Bjelskij after Alexander Puschkin's fairytale in verse
Translation: German (A. Bernhard); (H. Kupfer); Ital. (R. Küfferle)
Place: Partly in the city Tmutarakanien, partly on the island Bujan in Russian

Characters: Tsar Saltan (bass) - Tsar's Wife Militrissa (soprano) - The Weaver (mezzo-soprano) - The Baker (soprano) - Cousin Babaricha (alto) - Zarewitsch Guidon (2 Ballet Pupils, tenor) - Princess Schwanhilde (soprano) - old man (tenor) - Messenger (baritone) - Skomoroch, Court Jester (bass) - 1st Boatman (tenor) - 2nd Boatman (baritone) - 3rd Boatman (bass) - Bojaren, Royal Household, Soldiers, Boatmen, etc. (Chorus)

Did you know that the interlude between the fourth and fifth scenes of this work is the world-famous "Flight of the Bumblebee"?