Opera in two acts
Conductors: Evgeny Samoilov, Valery Kritskov
Stage Director: Mikhail Efremov
Set and Costume Designer: Victor Gerasimenko
Choirmaster: Sergey Lysenko
Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes with one intermission
Premiered on 30 January 1999
Taken off in 2010
In the midst of a storm the Demon appears. Sick with boredom, he seeks a woman's love. He sees Tamara, dancing with some girls on the eve of her marriage, and is struck by her beauty. Prince Sinodal, on his way to marry Tamara, is held up by the storm and camps in a wild gorge. The Demon arranges for Sinodal to be attacked and killed by brigands. When Tamara hears of his death, she begs her father (Prince Gudal) to let her enter a convent. But the Demon pursues her even into the privacy of her cell. At first he is thwarted by the Angel, but then he manages to kiss Tamara. She dies and the Angel carries her soul to Paradise, leaving the Demon despairing and alone.
