Tchaikovsky: The Enchantress
Come for Grigorian, stay for the staging...Strongly recommended to those who enjoy exploring rare Russian repertoire.
203 mins
Originally set in the 15th century, Tchaikovsky's "The Enchantress" is updated to the present day in this innovative production. The charismatic, emancipated Nastasya, who rejects the advances of the devious Mamïrov, duly faces the implacable forces of traditional values in a society riven by divisions between liberal freedoms and religious orthodoxies. The tragic outcome engulfs everyone...
Iain MacNeil
Prince Nikita
Claudia Mahnke
Princess Yevpraksiya
Alexander Mikhailov
Prince Yuri
Frederic Jost
Mamïrov / Kudma
Zanda Švēde
Nenila
Valentin Uryupin
Conductor
Vasily Barkhatov
Stage Director
Götz Filenius
Director
Ippolit Shpazhinsky
Writer
