Ruslan and Lyudmila
Opera in five acts
Libretto
Wladimir Schirkow, Michail Glinka und andere (nach Alexander Puschkin)
Premiere
9 December 1842, St Petersburg (Bolschoi Theatre)
Cast
SVETOZAR (bass)
LYUDMILA (soprano)
RUSLAN (baritone)
RATMIR (contralto)
FARLAF (bass)
GORISLAVA (soprano)
FINN (tenor)
NAINA (mezzo-soprano)
BAYANT (tenor)
CHERNOMOR (silent)
CHORUS
Courtiers, the Gigantic Head, Naina's maidens, Chernomor's followers
Place
Russia
Time