MUSSORGSKY: SOROCHINTSY FAIR (KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN) (2017)
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Mussorgsky: Sorochintsy Fair (Komische Oper Berlin)
The devil comes in a pig’s disguise.
Music
April 2, 2017
Russian
2h 9m
Germany
Komische Oper Berlin
A devil is at work in the Ukrainian village of Sorochintsy, terrifying residents and travellers alike. Among them a farmer whose daughter is not allowed to marry her lover because her quarrelsome stepmother is against it.
Cast & Characters
Jens Larsen
Cherevik, a peasant
Agnes Zwierko
Khivrya, his wife
Mirka Wagner
Parasya, Cherevik's daughter
Alexander Lewis
Gritsko, a peasant lad
Ivan Turšić
Afanasiy Ivanovich
Tom Erik Lie
Old crony
Hans Gröning
The gypsy
Carsten Sabrowski
Chernobog, the black god
Crew
Barrie Kosky
Director
Modeste Moussorgsky
Writer
Vissarion Shebalin
Original Music Composer
Modeste Moussorgsky
Original Music Composer
Pavel Lamm
Original Music Composer