Tsarskaya Nevesta (1966)
The Tsar's Bride is a cinemadaptation of Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Tsarskaya Nevesta, itself based on a play by Lev Aleksandrovich May. The plot involves the efforts of a beautiful aristocrat to avoid an arranged marriage with the despotic Ivan the Terrible. The Tsar's bodyguard, in love with the girl, conspires with a German scientist to ply the bride-to-be with a love potion. Alas, the potion is replaced with poison by the bodyguard's jealous mistress. The principal roles are sung by Raisa Nedashkovskaya, Otar Koberidze and Natalya Rudnaya, with backup provided by the Bolshoi Theater Chorus. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Raisa Nedashkovskaya, Natalya Rudnaya, (more)
- Director(s):
- Vladimir Gorikker
Synopsis of Tsarskaya Nevesta
The Tsar's Bride is a cinemadaptation of Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Tsarskaya Nevesta, itself based on a play by Lev Aleksandrovich May. The plot involves the efforts of a beautiful aristocrat to avoid an arranged marriage with the despotic Ivan the Terrible. The Tsar's bodyguard, in love with the girl, conspires with a German scientist to ply the bride-to-be with a love potion. Alas, the potion is replaced with poison by the bodyguard's jealous mistress. The principal roles are sung by Raisa Nedashkovskaya, Otar Koberidze and Natalya Rudnaya, with backup provided by the Bolshoi Theater Chorus. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Tsarskaya Nevesta
- Raisa Nedashkovskaya - Marfa
- Otar Koberidze - Grigoriy Gryaznoy
- Vladimir Zeldin - Bomeliy
- V. Nuzhny
- Tamara Loginova
- Yevgeny Kibkalo
- Evg. Raykov
- Natalya Rudnaya - Lyubasha
- George Shevtsov
- Nikolai Timofeyev - Sobakin
- M. Maltseva
- Larisa Avdeeva
- Alexander Vedernikov
- Pyotr Glebov - Ivan Groznyy
- Director(s):
- Vladimir Gorikker
- Writer(s):
- Vladimir Gorikker
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