Dmitriy Kitaenko (conductor).
The opera is based on Pushkin’s 1834 poem, “The Tale of the Golden Cockerel” and was completed in 1907. Rimsky-Korsakov had actually decided that he didn’t want to write any more operas, but inspired by the circumstances in Russian politics, the composer decided to take one final stab. However, his attempt ultimately faltered as the work was banned for years due to its subversive commentary.

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