Streaming the Finrod Rock Opera

Hello my Dreamwidth pals, I wanted to share something! Sewn-with-lilies-fair on tumblr is generously streaming subtitled versions of the Russian rock operas for Finrod's Song and The Lay of Lethian! I wanted to drop this out here in case anyone who isn't active on tumblr might want to participate. I attended the first stream of The Lay of Lethian and it was a lot of fun!

Below I've copied and pasted the information from Fair's original post:

Silmarillion Rock Opera Weekend

Finrod’s Song- 19th February, 2022

Lay of Leithian- 20th February, 2022

Здравствуйте, друзья! Hello, friends!

Two Tolkien rock operas, one weekend! I’ve well and truly fallen in love with these shows, and I desperately want to share them with English-speaking Tolkien fans. So come join me and some other fun Silmarillion people as we watch these together.

Finrod’s Song- Elf King Finrod Felagund faces an impossible choice when the mortal Beren summons him to fulfill his oath. In a tangle of love, loyalty, and ancient curse, Finrod takes up the doomed quest, and steps into a battle against fate itself.

Lay of Leithian (encore stream by popular demand)- Two different fates are woven together when Lúthien, an elven princess, falls in love with Beren, a hero of mortal men. To win her hand, Beren is sent on an impossible quest- to cut a legendary gem from the crown of the Dark Lord. So begins this battle between light and darkness, love and duty, in the most enduring tale of Tolkien’s Middle Earth.

Where: Discord (link posted 1 hour before)

When: 19th - 20th February, 12pm EST / 18:00 CET

Run Time: Finrod’s Song- 2hrs. Lay of Leithian- 1hr, 35m. Both will have a 15 minute intermission.

Performance Details: Finrod’s Song- 2014 extended concert. Lay of Leithian- 2021 staged concert.

Language: Russian, English subtitles

Additional Material: • Finrod recording (Youtube, English CC) • Finrod VK page • Leithian libretto (English) and link to the recording • Lay of Leithian VK page