麻豆社

Soprano Nadine Koutcher sings Marfa鈥檚 aria The Tsar's Bride Rimsky-Korsakov in 麻豆社 Cardiff Singer of the World 2015.

About the music: Marfa is engaged to Lykov but is also loved by Gryaznoy, a member of the Tsar鈥檚 secret police. To win Marfa鈥檚 love, Gryzanoy has secretly put a love potion into her goblet during her betrothal ceremony. To confuse things further, Marfa is then selected by the Tsar, Ivan the Terrible, to become his wife. As she prepares for her wedding to the Tsar, Marfa becomes unwell and delirious, as the love potion was actually poison. Seeing Gryaznoy, she mistakes him for Lykov and sings tenderly of the happy time they had spent together.