Alexander Borodin s opera PRINCE IGOR was the source of several musical themes which were adapted for the Broadway musical Kismet, and one melody became the popular song Stranger in Paradise. Filmed against the picturesque vistas of the Russian steppes where the opera is set, the story tells of the 12th century Russian prince who courageously fo... [Read More]

THE TSAR S BRIDE was composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1899. It tells the story of a beautiful young girl who is chosen - quite against her will by Tsar Ivan the Terrible to be his bride. The actors, singers and musicians of the Bolshoi Opera & Theatre star in this motion picture, which is sung in Russian with English subtitles. Upon its ori... [Read More]

The Kirov Ballet in Tchaikovsky s Sleeping BeautyThe Kirov Ballet performs Tchaikovsky s beautiful ballet, Sleeping Beauty, in this classic color motion picture from 1965, based on the original choreography by Marius Petipa, which the New York Times called some of the finest classical choreography ever created. Kirov ballerina Alla Sizova stars a... [Read More]