The hero of this opera manages to find some unusual allies in the form of the Good Magician Finn, who warns him of the power of a sorceress working against him, his former rival Ratlaf, who ceases to compete with him when finds true love with his slave-girl Gorislava, and a giant head, who gives him the sword and the know-how to defeat the evil dwarf that has captured his beloved.
The hero of this opera manages to find some unusual allies in the form of the Good Magician Finn, who warns him of the power of a sorceress working against him, his former rival Ratlaf, who ceases to compete with him when finds true love with his slave-girl Gorislava, and a giant head, who gives him the sword and the know-how to defeat the evil dwarf that has captured his beloved. Ranged against him are the bumbling Varangian Farlaf, the sorceress Naina, and Chernomor, who has captured and put to sleep the daughter of Svetozar, his future bride. Such are the adventures of the main character of, FTP, what Pushkin-inspired opera, perhaps the best known of Mikhail Glinka?
The hero of this opera manages to find some unusual allies in the form of the Good Magician Finn, who warns him of the power of a sorceress working against him, his former rival Ratlaf, who ceases to compete with him when finds true love with his slave-girl Gorislava, and a giant head, who gives him the sword and the know-how to defeat the evil dwarf that has captured his beloved.
Ruslan and Lyudmila (Ruslan i Lyudmila)