A Ukrainian comic opera with spoken dialogue in three acts with music and libretto by the composer Semen Hulak-Artemovsky (1813–1873). The orchestration has subsequently been rewritten by composers such as Reinhold Glière and Heorhiy Maiboroda. This is one of the best-known Ukrainian comic operas depicting national themes.
Directed by Vasyl Lapoknysh
Ivan Patorzhynsky
Karas
Maria Lytvynenko-Volhemut
Odarka
Yelizaveta Chavdar
Oksana
Mykola Shelyushko
Andrei
Mykhailo Hryshko
Sultan
Ivan Kuchenko
Selikh-Agah
Volodymyr Matveyev
The Imam
