Andrey Popov

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.

Lying in bed, Tsar Dodon dreams of retirement. The problem is, people keep invading his country. His astrologer offers him a golden cockerel with magical powers, a weather vane which indicates from which direction danger will come. In his case, it will be from the East in the shape of a charming oriental princess determined to conquer his kingdom.

Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, March 1, 2014. Absent from the Met stage since 1917, Borodin’s masterwork about an introspective prince’s military campaign against the invading Polovtsians returned in 2014 with a first-rate cast and an astonishing production by Dmitri Tcherniakov. Well worth the wait, the sets feature visually striking projections interlaced with lush flowering fields, and the first act delivers one of opera’s most exciting dance medleys, a portion of which went mainstream in the 1950s when Tony Bennett recorded “Stranger in Paradise.”

Boris Godounov, tsar de Russie, a pris le pouvoir dans des circonstances opaques qui troublent sa sérénité. En apprenant par le moine Pimène les terribles actions menées par le souverain pour accéder au trône, le novice Grigori décide de provoquer le destin et entreprend de renverser le tsar en se faisant passer pour le prétendant légitime à la couronne.

L’artiste acclamé William Kentridge a réalisé et conçu cette première production visuellement éblouissante du Met de l’opéra satirique de Chostakovitch, adapté de la nouvelle classique de Nikolai Gogol. Le baryton Paulo Szot incarne Kovalyov, le malheureux bureaucrate dont le nez a mystérieusement disparu. Alexander Lewis et Andrey Popov co-vedette, et Pavel Smelkov dirige.

Young Renata hears voices. Since her childhood, she has been visited by a fiery angel with sublime radiance. Mad about him, gone in search of him since he abandoned her, she meets on her way the knight Ruprecht who, out of love for her, will try to tear her away from this carnal possession. From tavern to convent, between scenes of spiritualism or exorcism, collective hysteria or burlesque humor, nothing is lacking at L'Ange de feu.

It’s Christmas in the Ukrainian village of Dikanka and the blacksmith Wakula is unhappily in love with Oksana, daughter of a landowner. She only wants to marry him on the condition that he gets her the Tsarina's golden shoes. In desperation, Wakula turns to the devil to fly him to the capital and help him procure the shoes. Will this be enough to win the hand of Oksana?