Work Title
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The Tsar's Bride
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Alternative. Title
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Царская Невеста ; Des Zarenbraut ; La fiancée du Tzar
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Name Translations
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Царская невеста; La Fiancée du tsar; Царева наречена; La núvia del tsar; Cári menyasszony; 皇帝の花嫁 (オペラ); La novia del zar; La fidanzata dello zar; Tsaari mõrsja; Die Zarenbraut; La cara fianĉino; Mireasa țarului; Tsarraren emaztegaia; Tsarbruden; 沙皇的新娘; Carská nevěsta; כלת הצאר; Η νύφη του τσάρου
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Name Aliases
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La fiancée du tsar; La Fiancée Du Tsar; La Fiancee du tsar; La fiancée du Tsar; La Fiancée du Tsar; La núvia del Tsar; Mireasă pentru țar; Nevasta țarului; Nevastă pentru țar; Die Braut des Zaren; Zarskaja newesta
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 185305670; LCCN: n79139257; GND: 300130724; BNF: 139179088
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Composer
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Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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INR 83
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 acts
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1898–99
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First Performance.
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1899-11-03 – Moscow, Solodovnikov Theatre
- Nikolay Mutin (Sobakin), Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel (Marfa), Nikolay Shevelyov (Gryaznoy), Tarasov (Skuratov), Anton Sekar-Rozhansky (Lykov), Aleksandra Rostovtseva (Lyubasha), Vasily Shkafer (Bomelius), Sofiya Gladkaya (Saburova), Varvara Strakhova (Dunyasha), Varvara Kharitonova (Petrovna), Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1899 – Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff. (See Monatsbericht (1899), p.424.)
- Vocal score. Plate 2004.
- Full score. Plate 2000.
- Orchestral parts. Plate 2001.
- Choral parts. Plate 2002.
- Solo voice parts. Plate 2003.
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Librettist
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Ilya Tyumenev (1855–1927), after Lev Mey (1822–1862)
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Language
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Russian
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, chorus, orchestra
- Voices
- Vasily Sobakin (Василий Собакин) (bass)
Marfa (Марфа) (soprano) Grigory Gryaznoy (Григорий Грязной) (baritone) Malyuta Skuratov (Малюта Скуратов) (bass) Boyar Ivan Lykov (Боярин Иван Лыков) (tenor) Lyubasha (Любаша) (mezzo-soprano) Yelisey Bomelius (Елисей Бомелий) (tenor) Domna Saburova (Домна Сабурова) (soprano) Dunyasha (Дуняша) (mezzo-soprano) Petrovna (Петровна) (mezzo-soprano) Tsar's Stoker (Царский истопник) (bass) Maiden (Сенная девушка) (mezzo-soprano) Young Lad (Молодой парень) (tenor)
- Mixed Chorus (SATB)
- Orchestra
- 3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd also English horn), 2 clarinets (B♭/A), 2 bassoons
4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (C), 3 trombones, tuba timpani, triangle. snare drum, tambourine, bass drum, tam-tam, cymbals, harp, strings
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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