Tri-Cities Opera presents Tchaikovsky's fairy-tale opera "Iolanta"

Tri-Cities Operais 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 RethwischMarta: Lindsay Kate BrownBrigitta: Stacey GeyerLaura: Mary Beth NelsonBertrand: Josiah DavisAlmeric: Quinn BerneggerKing Rene: Andrew HiersIbn-Hakia: Jake StamatisRobert: John ViscardiCount Vaudemont: Jordan SchreinerMusic Director and accompanist: Yelena KurdinaStage Director: James Kenon MitchellSet Designer: Amara Kopakovahttps://wskg.org/audio/oplog1110.mp3Photo provided by Tri-Cities Opera