Sadko

Nikolai RimskyKorsakovs dazzling opera byline in seven tableaux The epic journey of Sadko a seafaring minstrel from Novgorod his wife Libava and their encounters with Volkhova a sea Princess and the court of her parents the Tsar and Tsarina of the Sea Sadko traveling on his ship Falcon also meets visiting foreign merchants from India a Hindu Scandinavia a Varangian and Italy a Venetian singing of the magic of their own lands to try and lure him In the seventh tableaux Sadko is reunited with his wife thinking his journey a dream until he sees his fleet of ships coming up the newly created river Volkhova and realizes his sea Princess has transformed herself into the river in order to create the gateway to the ocean for Novgorod In conclusion Sadko leads the hymn of praise and everyone rejoices their good fortune