2019

 

Tsar Saltan marries the youngest of three sisters, having heard that it is her dearest wish to present him with a heroic son and heir. Her jealous sisters and the old Aunt Barbaricha cannot bear this situation to persist and by trickery see to it that the Tsaritsa and her newborn son Gvidon are thrown into the sea. In their barrel they are washed ashore on an enchanted island where the rapidly growing tsar’s son saves a swan from the clutches of a wizard. In gratitude, the swan helps Gvidon to visit his native country once again in the guise of a bumblebee. Three wishes, three miracles and three bee-stings later, father and son are finally able to get to know each other.

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ConductorALAIN ALTINOGLU
Director and set designDMITRI TCHERNIAKOV
CostumesELENA ZAYTSEVA
Art direction video & LightingGLEB FILSHTINSKY
Chorus masterMARTINO FAGGIANI

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

ProductionDE MUNT / LA MONNAIE / Co-productionTEATRO REAL MADRID/ Audio descriptionINTER, AUDIOSCENIC

In coproduction with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions With the support of taxshelter.be and ING With the support of the tax shelter of the Belgian federal government

Presented @ La Monnaie Opera