Mazeppa, also Mazepa (Russian: Мазепа) is an opera in three acts (six scenes) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by Victor Burenin, based on Pushkin's poem Poltava. The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ... Young Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1874) Pyotr (Peter) Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильич Чайкoвский, Pjotr Il’ič ÄŒajkovskij;   (7 May 1840 [O.S. 25 April] – 6 November 1893 [O.S. 25 October]), also transliterated Piotr Ilitsch Tschaikowski, Petr Ilich Tschaikowsky, Piotr Illyich Tchaikovsky, as well as many other versions, was a Russian composer... A libretto is the complete body of words used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, sacred or secular oratorio and cantata, musical, and ballet. ... Pushkin may refer to: People Aleksandr Pushkin - a famous Russian poet Apollo Mussin-Pushkin - chemist and plant collector Aleksei Musin-Pushkin - statesman, historian, art collector Other Pushkin, a town in Russia Pushkin Square - square in Moscow Pushkin Museum - fine arts museum in Moscow This is a disambiguation page — a... Poltava (Ukrainian: Полта́ва) is a city and oblast center in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine with some 313,400 inhabitants (2004). ...

Mazeppa is a blood-thirsty tale of crazy love, abduction, political persecution, execution, and vengeful murder. Action takes place in the Ukraine at the beginning 18th century. Protagonists are the historical figures Ivan Stepanovich Mazeppa (c. 1640 – 1709) – the Hetman of the Cossacks of the Ukraine, and Vasily Leontivych Kochubey (c.1640 – 1708), a very prosperous Ukrainian nobleman and statesman. (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Ivan Stepanovich Mazepa (Іван Степанович Мазепа in Ukrainian; Иван Степанович Мазепа in Russian) (circa 1640 &#8212... Hetman`s coat of arms Hetman StanisÅ‚aw Koniecpolski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander (after the monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, known from 1569 to 1795 as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Vasily Kochubey Vasily Leontivych Kochubey (Ukrainian: Василiй Леонтiйович Кочубей) (circa 1640 - July 15, 1708) was a Ukrainian nobleman and statesman. ...

Historical Ivan Mazeppa (c.1640 – 1709), Cossack Hetman of Ukraine, and the protagonist of Pushkin's poem Poltava and the opera by Tchaikovsky.

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Creation and performance history

Historical Vasily Kochubey (c.1640 - 1708), a Ukrainian nobleman and statesman.

The opera was composed between June 1881 and April 1883. Mazeppa's libretto was based on Poltava, an epic poem by Alexander Pushkin. Pushkin based his story on historical events at Poltava, the battle where Tsar Peter the Great defeated Swedish King Charles XII. Pushkin took some creative freedom in order to create powerful characters and grand passions. For example, Kochubey (the wealthy Cossack whose daughter elopes with Mazeppa) actually managed to successfully keep Mariya from him. He turned Mazeppa in to the Tsar four years after Mazeppa asked for her hand. Image File history File links Vasily_Kochubey. ... Image File history File links Vasily_Kochubey. ... Vasily Kochubey Vasily Leontivych Kochubey (Ukrainian: Василiй Леонтiйович Кочубей) (circa 1640 - July 15, 1708) was a Ukrainian nobleman and statesman. ... Aleksandr Pushkin was a Russian poet and a founder of modern Russian literature Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Пу́шкин) (June 6 (May 26, O.S... Poltava (Ukrainian: Полта́ва) is a city and oblast center in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine with some 313,400 inhabitants (2004). ... Peter I Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia Peter I (Pyotr Alekseyvich) (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672–28 January 1725 O.S.1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ... Charles XII is: Charles XII, or Karl XII, (1682 - 1718), King of Sweden - see Charles XII of Sweden a 19th_century racehorse _ see Charles XII (horse) a pub in the Yorkshire village of Heslington, named after the racehorse - see Heslington This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which...

Tchaikovsky first mentioned his publisher about the idea of an opera based on Poltava in the summer of 1881. Tchaikovsky soon became obsessed with Poltava's story of tragic love and political betrayal. He quickly produced four numbers, and sketched a duet based on material from his symphonic poem Romeo and Juliet (this music later became Mazeppa and Mariya's Act II duet). Librettist Burenin followed Pushkin's poem, incorporating large excerpts from Poltava into his libretto, but Tchaikovsky wasn't very pleased with Burenin's work – he felt "no special enthusiasm for the characters," and went on to make some critical changes of his own, adding more of Pushkin's lines back in. Vasily Kandaurov contributed the text for Mazeppa's aria in Act II, Scene 2.

The libretto was revised over and over again, even after the opera's premieres. Choosing to focus primarily on the love story at the heart of the opera, the composer added the character Andrei: a lovesick boy whose unrequited love for the beautiful Mariya gives her tragic fate a special poignancy. Mazeppa shares many characteristics with Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin: they both center on a young woman whose powerful love draws her into a catastrophic downward spiral.

It was first performed at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on February 15 [OS February 3], 1884 and, in a simultaneous production, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on February 19 [OS February 7], 1884. At both performances, the work was brilliantly staged but marred by the uneven vocal and acting abilities of the cast. Still, audiences responded warmly and the critical notices, in Moscow at least, were kind. Tchaikovsky's brother Modest hid the truth about the critical roasting the opera got in St. Petersburg; when he finally learned the truth, Tchaikovsky wrote to thank him: "You did well, the truth might have killed me." Theatre Square in Moscow. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Maryinsky (or Mariinsky) Theatre (or Theater), is the St Petersburg theatre where the Mariinsky Ballet is located. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Roles

Bogomir Korsov as Mazeppa, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1884

Image File history File links Korsov_Mazeppa_1884_Moscow. ... Image File history File links Korsov_Mazeppa_1884_Moscow. ... Bogomir Korsov as Mazeppa, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1884 Bogomir Bogomirovich Korsov, also Gothfrid Gothfridovich Korsov – pseudonym, the real name Gothfrid Gering (1845, St Petersburg – 1920, Tbilisi) – was a Russian opera singer, baritone. ... Theatre Square in Moscow. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... Ippolit Karlovich Atani also Ippolit Altani (27 May [OS 15 May] 1846, South of Ukraine – 17 February 1919, Moscow – was a Russian conductor, choirmaster and violinist. ... Eduard Frantsovitch Nápravník (24 August 1839, Býšť, Bohemia - 23 November 1916) was Czech/Russian conductor and composer. ... Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa (Ukrainian: , Russian: , historically spelled as Mazeppa; circa 1640—August 28, 1709), Cossack Hetman (Ataman) of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, in 1687–1708. ... Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Ottoman Empire. ... Baritone (French: baryton; German: Bariton; Italian: baritono) is most commonly the type of male voice that lies between bass and tenor. ... Bogomir Korsov as Mazeppa, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1884 Bogomir Bogomirovich Korsov, also Gothfrid Gothfridovich Korsov – pseudonym, the real name Gothfrid Gering (1845, St Petersburg – 1920, Tbilisi) – was a Russian opera singer, baritone. ... Vasily Kochubey Vasily Leontivych Kochubey (Ukrainian: Василiй Леонтiйович Кочубей) (circa 1640 - July 15, 1708) was a Ukrainian nobleman and statesman. ... Look up soprano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A mezzo-soprano (meaning medium soprano in Italian) is a female singer with a range usually extending from the A below middle C to the F an eleventh above middle C. Mezzo-sopranos generally have a darker (or lower) vocal tone than sopranos, and their vocal range is between that... In music, a tenor is a male singer with a high vocal range. ... A bass (or basso in Italian) is a male singer who sings in the lowest vocal range of the human voice. ... Fyodor Stravinsky as the Miller in Dargomyzhskys opera Rusalka Fyodor Ignatievich Stravinsky (Russian: , 20 June [O.S. 8 June] 1843 - 4 December [O.S. 21 November] 1902) was a Russian-Ukrainian bass opera singer and actor. ... Alexander Mikhailovich Dodonov (Russian: Александр Михайлович Додонов, February 24, [OS 12] 1837, St Petersburg — February 1 [OS January 19], 1914, Moscow) was a Russian opera singer. ...

Scoring

The work is scored for piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets (one in B-flat, one in A), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, tambourine, side drum, cymbals, bass drum, harp, violin I, violin II, violas, cellos, and double basses.

• Also arranged by Tchaikovsky for voices with piano, 1883.

Synopsis

Overture: Mazeppa's ride This article is about the poem by Lord Byron, for other uses see Mazeppa Mazeppa is an epic poem written by Lord Byron in 1818. ...

Act I

Scene 1, Kochubey's estate on the banks of the Dniepr.

A group of peasant girls sail on the river, singing of making garlands of flowers to cast on the river and so divine their husband as a fortune-telling game. Mariya arrives, and they all plead with her to join them, but there is company at her house: The Hetman Mazeppa, and so she cannot stay with them. After they leave, she reveals that games have no temptation for her anymore, for she is in love with Mazeppa. Her childhood friend, Andrei, overhears her, and tries to comfort her, but when she thanks him for his kind friendship, he reveals he always loved her. She wishes it could be different, that she could love him too – but fate will not allow it. Andrei rushes off in despair. Mariya's father and mother, Vasily and Lyubov Kochubey arrive with the guests, and dance and song are provided for Mazeppa's entertainment, including the famous Hopak. Vasily Kochubey Vasily Leontivych Kochubey (Ukrainian: Василiй Леонтiйович Кочубей) (circa 1640 - July 15, 1708) was a Ukrainian nobleman and statesman. ... The Dnieper River (Belarusian: Дняпро/Dnyapro; Russian: Днепр/Dnepr; Ukrainian: Днiпро/Dnipro; Polish: Dniepr; Latin: Borysthenes, Danaper) is a river (2290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine. ... Hetman`s coat of arms Hetman StanisÅ‚aw Koniecpolski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander (after the monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, known from 1569 to 1795 as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... Hopak is a Ukrainian folk dance and the corresponding musical style. ...

Then Mazeppa draws Kochubey aside, and asks for his daughter's hand. Kochubey thinks he's joking at first – he is, after all, very old. Mazeppa claims that the passions of an old heart, once lit, are not like those of a young heart that burn brightly but then fade – they smoulder forever. Kochubey points out, however, that Mazeppa is Mariya's godfather, which is considered closer than a blood tie in the Russian Orthodox Church. Mazeppa replies that he can easily apply to the church for an exemption. Kochubey orders Mazeppa to leave. Mazeppa replies that he has already asked Mariya's hand, and been accepted, with a slight hint that he may already have had his way with Mariya. Kochubey still refuses, and Mazeppa calls in his guard. Mazeppa demands submission, everyone else curses his immoral desires and rise up against him, but just as battle is about to break out, Mariya throws herself between the two groups. As he leaves, Mazeppa calls for Mariya to decide whether she wishes to stay at home and never see him again, or to come with him. She chooses him to everyone's surprise and distress. A godparent, in Christianity, is someone who sponsors a childs baptism. ... The Russian Orthodox Church (Russian: ), also known as the Orthodox Catholic Church of Russia, is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ...

Scene 2, A room in Kochubey's manor.

Lyubov mourns Mariya's loss, the women of the house trying to comfort her, to no avail. She sends them away and tries to stir Kochubey to rouse the Cossacks to war and go to attack Mazeppa – but he has a better plan: Whilst the two were still friends, Mazeppa hinted at a plan to ally with Sweden and fight to free the Ukraine from Peter the Great's rule. Iskra, Kochubey's friend, is all for it, but they need a messenger. Andrei, who feels his life is over after having lost Mariya, agrees to deliver it. Everyone curses Mazeppa and relishes the thought of his execution. Peter I Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia Peter I (Pyotr Alekseyvich) (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672–28 January 1725 O.S.1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ...

Act II

Scene 1, A dungeon in Mazeppa's castle, night.

The plan has not gone well. Peter the Great sided with Mazeppa, and turned Kochubey over to him, sending, as Kochubey puts it, a loyal servant into the hand of a treasonous one. Under torture, Kochubey has made a false confession. Kochubey is trying to make himself right with God, and thinks he hears the priest coming to hear his last confession – but instead, it turns out to Orlik, Mazeppa's henchman and torturer. Kochubey asks what more he could want – he had agreed under torture to everything that had been asked of him. But he hadn't revealed the location of his hidden treasures. He tells them to send Mariya, who will show them everything, and let him pray before his execution: he has already lost his treasures – His honour to a false confession extracted under torture, Mariya's honour to Mazeppa, and now has only the prospect of God's Vengeance after his death. This is not enough for Orlik — the tortures recommence.

Scene 2, A terrace of Mazeppa's castle. The same night.

Mazeppa ponders the terrible blow that will befall Mariya when she learns what he has done to her father — He has to be strong whilst he's trying to consolidate his power, but Mariya...

Orlik arrives. Kochubey has revealed nothing about his treasure as yet. The execution is set for dawn, and Orlik is sent off to resume what needs to be done. Mazeppa ponders Mariya and the night.

Mariya arrives, and flirts with him, but her thoughts turn darker – why is he spending so much time away from her of late? Why did he toast Poltava the other night? Who is she? She gave up everything for him – if he rejected her now... Mazeppa tries to calm her, unsuccessfully at first, but eventually succeeds. He reveals his plan to gain independence for the Ukraine, making himself King and Mariya queen. Mariya thinks the crown would suit him very well. He then begins testing her out about her father – who does she care for more – her husband or her family? Eventually Mariya says she would give up – indeed, has given up, everything for him. Mazeppa leaves, reassured.

Lyubov arrives, and pleads with Mariya to go to Mazeppa to save Kochubey – only she can save him. Mariya, not knowing anything about it, takes some time to figure out what was going on, but then is horrified and faints, unable to bear it. Lyubov shakes her awake - the procession is already leaving. The two run off in an attempt to plead with Mazeppa for Kochubey's life.

Scene 3, By the town ramparts.

The poor of the city have gathered for the execution, but their grim fears for Kochubey and hatred of Mazeppa are interrupted by a drunken Cossack singing a cheery little folk song. Mazeppa and Orlik arrive, Kochubey and Iskra are dragged on as prisoners and pray to God to forgive them. They are dragged to the stocks – the crowd gathers round – The axes are raised. Mariya and Lyubov arrive – just in time to see the axes fall. Lyubov rejects Mariya, who collapses in tears as the grim final chords of the chorus echo over the stage. Curtain.

Act III

Orchestral Interlude: The Battle of Poltava: Peter the Great's defeat of Mazeppa and Charles XII of Sweden The Battle of Poltava (or Pultowa) was a battle between the armies of Peter I of Russia and Charles XII of Sweden on 28 June (new style 8 July) 1709, the most famous of the battles of the Great Northern War. ... Carl XII, Karl XII or Carolus Rex, (June 17, 1682 – November 30, 1718), the Alexander of the North, nicknamed in Turkish as Demirbaş Şarl (Charles the Habitué), was a King of Sweden from 1697 until his death in 1718. ...

Scene 1, The ruins of Kochubey's estate, near the battlefield.

Andrei has fought in the Battle of Poltava, but was unable to find Mazeppa. He wanders around the ruins of the estate, remembering happier times. Horsemen approach and he hides.

Mazeppa and Orlik are fleeing the battle, Mazeppa brooding over having once been powerful, but now, in one day, having lost everything. He sends Orlik off to prepare camp. Andrei springs out and challenges Mazeppa with his sword. Mazeppa warns Andrei he is armed. Andrei charges at him, sword waving... and Mazeppa shoots him.

Mariya arrives, completely mad. She does not recognise Mazeppa, and has convinced herself that her father's trick was just a joke played on her by her mother. But she sees blood everywhere. Mazeppa tries to comfort her – she starts to be, and babbles to him, but then sees blood on his face, and apologises: She had thought him someone else, but the person she thought he was had white hair, and his is covered with blood. Orlik returns and warns Mazeppa that troops approach – Mazeppa wants to take Mariya, but Orlik points out she'd slow them down. He asks whether Mazeppa cares more for a mad woman or his own head, and Mazeppa reluctantly leaves Mariya behind.

Mariya finds Andrei, and the blood on him – she cries out at finding blood everywhere, and remembers "dreams" of an execution. Andrei stirs, not quite dead, and Mariya mistakes him for a young child. He begs Mariya to look at him so he can see her face one last time - but she is in her own world, and just sings a lullaby to him, not realising what's happening or who he is. Part way through it, he dies, giving her one last farewell. Mariya continues rocking his corpse, singing the lullaby and staring into the distance as the opera ends.

Structure of the opera

• Introduction
• Act I

• Scene 1

No.1 Chorus of Maidens and Scene: Я завью венок мой душистый (Ya zav'yu venok moy dushistiy)

No.2 Scene, Mariya's Arioso and Duet: Вам любы песни, милые подружки (Vam lyuby pesni, miliye podruzhki)

No.3 Scene: Ну, чествуешь, Василий, ты меня" (Nu, Cestvuyes', Vasiliy, ti menya)

No.4 Chorus and Dance: Нету, нету тут мосточка, нету переходу (Netu, netu tut mostocka, netu perekhodu)

No.4a Hopak

No.5 Scene and Mazeppa's Arioso: Вот хорошо, люблю... (Vot khoroso, lyublyu...)

No.6 Quarrel Scene: Мазепа, ты меня смущаешь речью (Mazeppa, ty menya smushchayesh' rech'yu)

• Scene 2

No.7 Chorus and Mother's Lament: Не гроза небеса кроет тучею (Ne groza nebesa kroyet tucheyu)

No.8 Finale: Очнись от горя, Кочубей! (Ochnis' ot gorya, Kochubey!)

• Act II

• Scene 1

No.9 Dungeon Scene: Так вот награда за донос (Tak Vot Nagrada Za Donos)

• Scene 2

No.10 Mazeppa's Monologue and Scene with Orlik: Тиха украинская ночь (Tikha ukraynskaya noch)

No.10a Mazeppa's Arioso: О Мария, Мария! (O, Mariya, Mariya!)

No.11 Mazeppa's Scene with Mariya: Мой милый друг! (Moy Miliy Drug!)

No.12 Scene Between Mariya and her Mother: Как блещут звёзды в небе (Kak blescut zvyozdi v Nebe)

• Scene 3

No.13 Crowd Scene and Drunken Cossack's Song: Скоро ли? Везут аль нет?... Молодушка, молода (Skoro Li? Vezut al' net? ... Molodushka, moloda)

No.14 Finale: Ой, гой, чумандра, чумандриха молода! (Oy, goy, chumandra, chumandrikha Moloda!)

• Act III

No.15 Entr'acte: The Battle Of Poltava

• Scene 1

No.16 Scene and Andrei's Aria: В бою кровавом, на поле чести (V boyu krovavom, na pole chesti)

No.17 Scene and Duet: Невдалеке я слышу топот (Nevdaleke ya slishu topot...)

No.18 Onset of Mariya's Madness: Несчастный! видит Бог, я не хотел твоей погибели (Nescastniy! Vidit Bog, ya ne khotel tvoey pogibeli)

No.19 Finale: Ушёл старик, как сердце бьётся (Ushol starik, kak serdtse byotsya)

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CDs

CD-cover, Kirov Opera & Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, Philips Label

Cd-cover, Stockholm Opera, Neeme Järvi, DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON

• Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa / Nebolssin, Ivanov, Petrov etc.

Release Date: 01/28/2003

Label: Preiser Records 90522

Performers: Ivan Petrov (Bass), N. Pokrovskaya (Soprano), Vsevolod Tyutyunik (Bass), Feodor Godovkin (Tenor), V. Davidova (Mezzo Soprano), G. Bolshakov (Tenor), T. Chermiakov (Tenor), Alexei Ivanov (Baritone)

Conductor: Vassily Nebolssin

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Bolshoi Theatre Chorus

2 Discs, Mono

• P.I.Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa - Putilin, Alexashkin, Diadkova; Kirov Opera & Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor

Label: Philips 4622062,

3 CD Set

(also on DVD)

• Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa, opera 2:46:41

Conducted by Neeme Järvi

Performed by Bo Wannerfors, Chorus of the Royal Opera, Stockholm, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Thord Svedlund, Larissa Diadkova, Galina Gorchakova, Anatolij Kotscherga, Sergei Larin, Sergei Leiferkus, Richard Margison, Monte Pederson and Heinz Zednik

Release Date: 2006

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 000617102

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DVDs

• RUSSIAN OPERA AT THE BOLSHOI: The Vintage Years

Excerpts from Sadko (Rimsky-Korsakov), A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Ludmilla (Glinka), Russalka (Dargomyzhsky), Boris Godunov and Khovanshchina (Mussorgsky), Cherevichki, Eugene Onegin, Queen of Spades and Mazeppa (Tchaikovsky), plus Prokofiev's Vocalise.

Performers: Fyodor Chaliapin, Mark Reizen, Ivan Petrov, Maxim Mikhailov, Aleksei Krivchenia, Alexander Ognivtsev, Elena Obraztsova, Grigorii Bolshakov, Pavel Lisitsian, Sergei Lemeshev, Ivan Kozlovsky, Panteleimon Nortzov, Galina Vishnevskaya (singers).

Lable:WARNER MUSIC VISION 50467-4772-3 [110'00]

Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian: , Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov), also Nikolay, Nicolai, and Rimsky-Korsakoff, (March 6 (O.S. March 18), 1844 – June 8 (O.S. June 21) 1908) was a Russian composer, one of five Russian composers known as The Five, and was later a teacher of harmony and... Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Михаи́л Ива́нович Гли́нка) (June 1, 1804 – February 15, 1857) was a Russian composer. ... Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: , Modest Petrovič Musorgskij, French: ) (March 9/21, 1839 – March 16/28, 1881), one of the Russian composers known as the Five, was an innovator of Russian music. ...

Bibliography

• Henry Zajaczkowski: An Introduction to Tchaikovsky's Operas, 148 pages, Praeger Publishers, Publication Date: 5/30/2005, Hardcover ISBN 0-275-97949-0
• Poznansky, Alexander & Langston, Brett The Tchaikovsky Handbook: A guide to the man and his music. (Indiana University Press, 2002) Vol. 1. Thematic Catalogue of Works, Catalogue of Photographs, Autobiography. 636 pages. ISBN 0-253-33921-9. Vol. 2. Catalogue of Letters, Genealogy, Bibliography. 832 pages. ISBN 0-253-33947-2.
• Greenberg, Robert "Great Masters: Tchaikovsky — His Life and Music"
• The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Sadie. New York: Grove’s Dictionaries of Music, 1992. 4 vols. ISBN 0-333-73432-7 and ISBN 1-56159-228-5
• The New Kobbe's Complete Opera Book. Ed. and rev. Earl of Harewood. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1976.
• Program brochure of the performance of Mazeppa in 2006 by the Opéra National de Lyon at the Edinburgh International Festival.

Opéra National de Lyon is an opera house in Lyon which seats 1,350. ... The Edinburgh International Festival is a festival of performing arts that takes place in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland over three weeks from around the middle of August. ...

External links

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