The Fair at Sorochyntsi

Overview

Cheerful and mischievous lad Gritsko offers young Parasya his hand and his heart on the first day of the fair in Sorochyntsi. The girl's father, Cherevik, presents no objection – her stepmother, however, is furious, and refuses to recognise their relationship; Cherevik drunkenly relents. Gritsko alone bemoans his sadness, whereupon a gypsy presents him a deal – Gritsko will sell his oxen to the gypsy if the latter can successfully make Parasya's parents accept their union.

Cast

Valentyna Ivashova

Parasia

Oleksandr Korotkevych

Hrytsko

Anton Dunaiskyi

Solopii Cherevyk

Varvara Chaika

Khyvria

Frants Glovatskyi

Tsybulia

Tatyana Barysheva

Kuma

A. Bizev

gypsy

Vitaliy Perezhogin

Afanasii Ivanovych

Nadezhda Mikhaylova

gypsy (singing)

Aleksandra Kononova

gypsy (dancing)