A Life for the Tsar

Synopsis

Glinka's "patriotic-heroic tragic opera" in four acts 'A Life for the Tsar' or 'Ivan Susanin' (as it was known during the Soviet era), recorded live at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1992, and starring Evgeny Nesterenko, Marina Mescheriakova, Alexander Lomonosov and Elena Zaremba, with the chorus and orchestra of the Bolshoi, conducted by Alexander Lazarev. The historical basis of the plot involves Ivan Susanin, a patriotic hero of the early 17th century who died in the expulsion of the invading Polish army for the newly elected Tsar Michael of Russia, the first of the Romanov dynasty, elected in 1613.

Main Cast

Yevgeni Nesterenko

Ivan Susanin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Maria Mescheryakova

Antonida

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Alexander Lomonosov

Sobinin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Elena Zaremba

Vanja

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Nikolai Kuznetsov
Sound	Conductor	Alexander Lazarev
Department	Role	Name

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