This particular rock opera is also the closest we will come to seeing Celegorm, Curufin, Thingol, Melian, First Age Sauron, Beren, Lúthien, and Amarië being acted live any time soon (unless Amazon get really enthusiastic with flash-backs). Which is saying something, seeing as this really is venturing into unknown waters, so far as Tolkien adaptations go. And while I am hardly an opera-buff, I think the overall concept works. Well, my first thought is to admire the ambition, creativity and dedication of the production. Fortunately, the YouTube video enables English subtitles, so you can actually follow along without knowing Russian: You can see the entire thing – in its 2014 performance – here. The second picks up the story from there, until Lúthien’s defeat of Sauron. The first act deals with the story up until Finrod and Beren’s capture by Sauron. See here for more details – Ĭhalk this one up as “another obscure Tolkien adaptation getting reviewed on A Phuulish Fellow.” I swear, I can’t help myself.Īt a tad under a hundred minutes, Finrod the musical is a two act piece, focusing on Finrod Felagund’s role in the Quest for the Silmaril. Finrod (the musical) apparently premiered in 2001, and continued to run until 2017, when a second version appeared. Hence the 1985 Hobbit, the 1991 Animated Hobbit Pilot, and Khraniteli, the 1991 Fellowship of the Ring. The Tolkien Estate would never allow such a thing! Except that this is Russia we are talking about, and they have always had a somewhat fast-and-loose view of this whole licensing business. A stage adaptation of The Silmarillion? Unthinkable. Of the story of Beren and Lúthien, no less. And by treasures, I mean two Russian Rock Operas/Musicals. No sooner had I finished working my way through the infamous 1970 Boorman script of The Lord of the Rings than I stumble across these little treasures.
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