Theatre Tales

4 hrs. 14 min.

Miscellaneous

Language Russian

Author Marina Druzhinina

Narrator Sergey Gabrielyan

Description

This audiobook gathers fairy tales and legends based on which magnificent, world-famous operas were created. “Sadko” and “The Snow Maiden” were created based on Russian folklore; “Hansel and Gretel” and “The Magic Shooter” are European fairy tales; “Love for Three Oranges,” “Aida,” “Turandot” are stories imbued with the spirit of mysterious exotic countries. Great musicians were inspired by ancient legends about Orpheus and Lohengrin. In the audiobook “Theatrical Fairy Tales,” processed librettos and the stories that they are based on are intertwined.