Petersburg. Late 19th century. Composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is in the prime of his creative ability. His new opera “Sadko”, turned down by the Imperial Theatre, is being staged by a private opera house owned by the renown patron of arts Savva Mamontov. The audience is greatly impressed by “Sadko”.
“Sadko” is followed by the composer's masterpieces: “Mozart and Salieri”, “The Tsar's Bride”, “The Fairy Tale of Saltan the Tsar”, the fairy tale opera titled “The Golden Cockerel”.
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