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.
Dmitry Ulianov
Tsar Dodon
Nina Minasyan
Tsaritsa of Shemakha
Andrey Popov
Astrologer
Margarita Nekrasova
Amelfa
Mischa Schelomianski
General Polkan
Vasily Efimov
Tsar Guidon
Wilfried Gonon
The Golden Cockerel
Maria Nazarova
The Golden Cockerel's voice
Andrey Zhilikhovsky
Tsarevich Afron
François Roussillon
Director
Vladimir Bel'sky
Writer
Alexander Pushkin
Barrie Kosky
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
