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The Treasurer's Wife

This television opera is based on Boris Asafiev's work "The Treasurer's Wife," which, in turn, is an opera adaptation of M.Y. Lermontov's poem "The Tambov Treasurer's Wife." The action takes place in the early 19th century in the provincial town of Tambov. The quiet, measured life of the town is disrupted by the arrival of a cavalry regiment. The old treasurer throws a ball, where he loses his entire fortune and his beautiful wife to the young cavalryman Garin in a card game.

Top Cast

  • Natalia Danilova

    Natalia Danilova

    Авдотья Николаевна, казначейша

  • Sergei Leiferkus

    Sergei Leiferkus

    Гарин

  • Valeri Kuzin

    Valeri Kuzin

    Казначей

  • Igor Eremeev

    Igor Eremeev

    улан

  • Elena Pavlovskaya

    Elena Pavlovskaya

    Кузина

  • Semyon Berlin

    Semyon Berlin

    уездный предводитель

Overview

This television opera is based on Boris Asafiev's work "The Treasurer's Wife," which, in turn, is an opera adaptation of M.Y. Lermontov's poem "The Tambov Treasurer's Wife." The action takes place in the early 19th century in the provincial town of Tambov. The quiet, measured life of the town is disrupted by the arrival of a cavalry regiment. The old treasurer throws a ball, where he loses his entire fortune and his beautiful wife to the young cavalryman Garin in a card game.

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