• Director, Ella Marchment
• Composer, Borys Lyatoshynsky
• Librettist, Yakiv Mamontiv
• Ukrainian adviser, Galyna Grygorenko
• Musical adviser, Caleb Glickman
• Worldwide release for World Opera Day
• 25 October 2002
• OperaVision
  • Finnish National Opera
  • Lviv National Opera
  • Royal College of Music
  • Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
  • San Francisco Opera
  • Polish National Opera
  • Shenandoah University

Introduction

Set in the Ukraine’s Carpathian mountains in 13th century, Golden Crown is an epic love story of the love, loss, betrayal, class, stolen land and national pride – all of which conspire against the star-crossed villager Maxim Berkut and his beloved Myroslava, the daughter of a local nobleman.

Ukrainian composer Borys Lyatoshynsky wrote Golden Crown in 1929, when the policy of ‘korenizatsiya’ (going back to the roots) was allowed in the country. At this time, several operas were commissioned from Ukrainian composers and librettists based on Ukrainian history. In support of 21st century Ukraine, OperaVision presents an unprecedented international online co-production of this opera never before performed outside Ukraine.

Released on 25 October 2022 to mark World Opera Day, this production is the fruit of a collaboration between seven cities: Helsinki, Lviv, London, Rome, San Francisco, Warsaw and Washington DC. Young artists from Finnish National Opera, Lviv National Opera, Royal College of Music, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, San Francisco Opera, and Polish National Opera each perform a scene from Golden Crown. The production is narrated by Ukrainian artists attending the Shenandoah University, near Washington DC, where Ella Marchment, who initiated and directs this production, is Director of Opera.

Introduction by OperaVision

Full synopsis available from OperaVision

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