First acts of N. A. “Sadko”

A production of 1906. Director — R. V. Vasilevsky. Conductor — V. I. Suk. Stage set by K. A. Korovin, N. A. Klodt, K. F. Waltz, V. S. Vnukov, and (Ф2\724)

“The theatricals are excellent in ‘Sadko’. On the one hand, the set is designed to use contemporary artistic means to stylize the Russian folk ornaments and folk drawings, just as Rimsky-Korsakov seeks to stylize folk music; on the other hand, in the undersea kingdom they create fantastic magical pictures, beyond the ethnicity and age.” (Engel, p. 177)