'Mlada' was a projected 4-act opera-ballet which was planned in 1872 as a collaborative effort between four nineteenth-century Russian composers: Cui, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky and Borodin were each supposed to compose an act. The plan was not carried out in full, though some of the music was actually written. Jump to: navigation, search 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... César Cui was a Russian composer. ... Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian: Никола́й Андре́евич Ри́мский-Ко́рсаков), also Nikolai, Nicolai, and Rimsky-Korsakoff, (March 18, 1844 – June 21, 1908) was a Russian composer and teacher of classical music particularly noted for his fine orchestration, which may have been influenced by his synaesthesia. ... Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Моде́ст Петро́вич Му́соргский) (March 21, 1839 – March 28, 1881; sometimes spelt Modeste Moussorgsky), was an innovative Russian composer famed for his colourful, exotic, and lush orchestral pieces dedicated to various subjects of medieval Russian history. ... bust of Alexander Borodin Alexander Porfyrevich Borodin (Алекса́ндр Порфи́рьевич Бороди́н) (November 12, 1833 – February 27, 1887) was a Russian composer who made his living as a chemist. ...

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Voyslava, daughter of Mstivoy, Prince of Retra, has killed Mlada, for love of Prince Yaromir. With the help of the goddess of the underworld she captivates Yaromir, who sees the murder in his dreams. At the midsummer festival the people dance, with the spirit of Mlada always intervening between Yaromir and Voyslava. By night Mlada leads Yaromir up Mount Triglav, where the dead gather, before the Witches' Sabbath in which Yaromir is shown a vision of Cleopatra. In the last act Yaromir, at the Temple of Radegast, is shown by the spirits that Voyslava is guilty. She confesses her sin and he kills her. The goddess of the underworld, with whom Voyslava had made a compact, destroys the temple and the city of Retra, but Yaromir is finally seen on high, united with Mlada.