Pushkin folk tale as comedic opera whose sultry elements expand an Oriental influence. Korsakov portrays the story of Tsar Nicholas II, punished for his cowardice and despotism, using satire to condemn Russia's autocratic ruler.
Dmitry Ulianov
as Tsar Dodon
Nina Minasyan
as Tsaritsa of Shemakha
Andrey Popov
as Astrologer
Margarita Nekrasova
as Amelfa
Mischa Schelomianski
as General Polkan
Vasily Efimov
as Tsar Guidon
Wilfried Gonon
as The Golden Cockerel
Maria Nazarova
as The Golden Cockerel's voice
Andrey Zhilikhovsky
as Tsarevich Afron
