Color scheme:
The premiere took place on November 15, 2011.
Libretto by Juliana Malkhasyants and Sergey Bobrov based on the play “Once upon a time” by A. Gladkov.
The new music edition was created by Tikhon Khrennikov Jr. based on the music of the ballet “The Hussar Ballad” using fragments of the ballet “Napoleon Bonaparte” and the music from the movie “The Hussar Ballad”.
Azarov, retired major | |
Shura, niece of Azarov | |
Hussar Lieutenant Dmitry Rzhevsky | |
Gusar Davyd Denisov, friend of Rzhevsky | |
Nanny of Shura | |
Polina, Shura's cousin | |
Field Marshal Kutuzov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army | |
Count Nurin | |
Louise Germont, actress | |
Adjutant General Prince Balmashev | |
Madame Restaurant Manager | |
French officer | |
Russian officer | |
Girlfriend of Shura and Polina | |
Hussars | |
Dancers in a restaurant | |
Ladies and gentlemen at the ball | |
Russian and French military | |