Dwarves, sorcerers, kidnapped princesses, and a famous overture.
271. Ruslan and Lyudmila (Glinka)
Tag: Alexander Pushkin
80. Kamenny Gost {The Stone Guest} (Alexander Dargomyzhsky)
A declamatory Russian take on the Don Juan legend, eschewing operatic conventions.
48. Мазепа (Mazeppa) (Tchaikovsky)
Was Ivan Mazepa, Hetman of the Ukraine, villain or patriot?
The Opera Scribe 