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In late 19th-century Russia, a dashing aristocrat, Count Alexei Vronsky, meets a charming young woman, Anna Karenina, the wife of an important dignitary from the capital. The fleeting acquaintance and mutual feelings rapidly grow into a deep passionate love. For both it is the first true connection. It is so strong that Anna decides on a scandal by the standards of aristocratic society – to leave her husband and son to escape from St. Petersburg with Vronsky. However, the idyllic love is short and soon fate will put their feelings to the test. The musical hits off the finest suspense and emotional depth of Tolstoy’s great novel with astounding insight. Like a living panorama of the society beyond time and space, Anna Karenina is a dramatic story of the relationship between a married lady and a young officer. It not only struck a chord instantly in the hearts of Tolstoy’s contemporaries, but it remains relevant at all times.
