Sofia Romanova София Романова as “Yaroslavna” (Princess Euphrosyne Yaroslavna Княгиня Ефросинья Ярославна) and Artur Almukhametov Артур Альмухаметов as “Prince Igor” (Prince Igor Sviatoslavich Князь Игорь Святославич), “Polovtsian Dances” from Opera “Prince Igor Князь Игорь”, libretto by Aleksandr Borodin Александр Бородин based on the poem “The Lay of Igor’s Campaign”, choreo by Mikhail Fokine, music by Aleksandr Borodin Александр Бородин corrected and completed by Nikolay Rimsky Korsakov Николай Римский Корсаков and Aleksandr Glazunov Александр Глазунов, set and costume by Vyacheslav Okunev Вячеслав Окунев, Astrakhan State Opera and Ballet Theater Астраханский Государственный Театр Оперы и Балета, Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia.
Note I: “The Lay of Igor’s Campaign” is an anonymous epic poem written in the old east slavic language. The title is occasionally translated as “The Tale of the Campaign of Igor”, “The Song of Igor’s Campaign”, “The Lay of the Host of Igor” or “The Lay of the Warfare Waged by Igor”. These translations capture different aspects of the original title and reflect the varied interpretations of the poem’s content and significance.
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