Ruslan and Ludmila
Early performances were mostly Russian operas, including "Ruslan and Ludmila" by Mikhail Glinka, "Rusalka" by Alexander Dargomyzhsky, "Maccabees" by Anton Rubinstein and "The Power of the Fiend" by A. Serov, as well as translated European operas including "The Barber of Seville" by Rossini, "The Marriage of Figaro" by Mozart, "Der Freischütz" by Weber, "Lucia di Lammermoor" by Donizetti, and operas by Giuseppe Verdi, which became the favorite of the Kyivites.