The Tale Of Tsar Saltan

Overview

Tsar Saltan marries the youngest of three sisters, having heard that it is her dearest wish to present him with a heroic son and heir. Her jealous sisters and the old Aunt Barbaricha cannot bear this situation to persist and by trickery see to it that the Tsaritsa and her newborn son Gvidon are thrown into the sea. In their barrel they are washed ashore on an enchanted island where the rapidly growing tsar’s son saves a swan from the clutches of a wizard. In gratitude, the swan helps Gvidon to visit his native country once again in the guise of a bumblebee. Three wishes, three miracles and three bee-stings later, father and son are finally able to get to know each other.

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Cast

Ante Jerkunica

Tsar Saltan

Svetlana Aksenova

Tsaritsa Militrisa

Stine Marie Fischer

Tkatchikha

Bernarda Bobro

Povarikha

Carole Wilson

Babarikha

Bogdan Volkov

Tsarevitch Gvidon

Olga Kulchynska

Tsarevna Swan-Bird / Lyebyed

Vasily Gorshkov

old man

Alexander Vassiliev

Skomorokh / Shipman

Nicky Spence

Messenger / Shipman