Tchaikovsky: The Enchantress

Come for Grigorian, stay for the staging...Strongly recommended to those who enjoy exploring rare Russian repertoire.

Originally set in the 15th century, Tchaikovsky's "The Enchantress" is updated to the present day in this innovative production. The charismatic, emancipated Nastasya, who rejects the advances of the devious Mamïrov, duly faces the implacable forces of traditional values in a society riven by divisions between liberal freedoms and religious orthodoxies. The tragic outcome engulfs everyone...

Cast

Asmik Grigorian

Nastasya (Kuma)

Iain MacNeil

Prince Nikita

Claudia Mahnke

Princess Yevpraksiya

Alexander Mikhailov

Prince Yuri

Frederic Jost

Mamïrov / Kudma

Zanda Švēde

Nenila