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A REDISCOVERY - NATIONAL EPIC OR FAIRYTALE OPERA ABOUT THE FIGHT AGAINST EVIL?

Who is good and who is evil in this fairytale opera - and why? The nucleus of Pushkin's setting of Ruslan and Lyudmila by Mikhail Glinka is the abduction of the princess's daughter Lyudmila from Kiev, the center of both the Russian and Ukrainian founding myths. For Ruslan, the warrior promised to her, this marks the beginning of an adventurous journey through the magical realm of a powerful dwarf. The rescue operation escalates into a showdown between the men fighting for Lyudmila. But she herself increasingly becomes a distant vision of love - the longed-for prize for heroism. In 1842, in the midst of the awakening Russian national sentiment, Glinka conceived the idea of a culturally united tsarist empire, in which he merged Slavic, Finnish and Arabic melos with the bel canto fashion of his time.

Ruslan und Ljudmila

Hamburg State Opera

This impactful opera is an experience unlike anything seen before at the Finnish National Opera. In an uprising on a farm, a group of animals overthrow their farmer’s tyrannical reign. Little by little, their new society begins to mirror human civilisation, and their original principles of equality are cast aside.

Animal Farm

Finnish National Opera and Ballet

On a neglected farm, the animals revolt against their tyrannical owner. After some time, however, they are forced to submit to the yoke of a new leader from their own ranks.

Countertenor

Artem Krutko

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 9 - Dec 19, 2025

Ruslan und Ljudmila · Staatsoper Hamburg

12 - 23 Jun, 2026

Animal Farm · Wiener Staatsoper

Past events

Nov 9 - Dec 19, 2025

Ruslan und Ljudmila · Staatsoper Hamburg

Mar 28 - May 6, 2025

Animal Farm · Finnish National Opera and Ballet

Future and recently performed repertoire

Ratmir in Ruslan and Ludmila by Glinka

Staatsoper Hamburg

Minimus in Animal Farm by Raskatov

Wiener Staatsoper

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