Tri-Cities Opera is presenting their first production in Russian with English surtitles. Iolanta was Tchaikovsky’s final opera, a one-act fairy tale, written as a companion piece to The Nutcracker. General Director Susan Ashbaker is your host and Binghamton University professor Paul Schleuse explains the plot of the opera assisted by singers from the cast.
Iolanta: Abigail Rethwisch
Marta: Lindsay Kate Brown
Brigitta: Stacey Geyer
Laura: Mary Beth Nelson
Bertrand: Josiah Davis
Almeric: Quinn Bernegger
King Rene: Andrew Hiers
Ibn-Hakia: Jake Stamatis
Robert: John Viscardi
Count Vaudemont: Jordan Schreiner
Music Director and accompanist: Yelena Kurdina
Stage Director: James Kenon Mitchell
Set Designer: Amara Kopakova
Photo provided by Tri-Cities Opera