Work Title
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Undina
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Alternative. Title
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Ундина ; Undine ; Ondine
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Name Translations
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Ondine; Ундина; Ундіна; ウンディーナ; Undina (Tchaikovski); 溫蒂妮
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Name Aliases
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Oundina; Undine
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 180297705; LCCN: n90649385; GND: 113496952X
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Composer
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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TH 2
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 137
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts, of which the following extracts from Act 1 have survived:
- Introduction (Интродукция). Moderato assai (107 bars)
- Undina's Song (Песнь Ундины). Moderato (149 bars)
- Finale (Финал). Allegro (164 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1869
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First Performance.
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1870/03/28 in Moscow, Bolshoy Theatre (Introduction, Undina's Song and Finale from Act 1 only)
- Aleksandra Aleksandrova-Kochetova (Undina)
Aleksandr Dodonov (Huldbrand) Eduard Merten (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1950 — Moscow: Muzyka. Undina's Song and Finale from Act 1 (in vol.2 of Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works)
- Full scores (pp.3–90)
- Vocal scores (pp.161–187).
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Librettist
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Vladimir Sollogub (1813–1882)
- after Vasily Zhukovsky (1783–1852) and {Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777–1843)
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Language
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Russian
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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15 minutes (surviving fragments)
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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 and Orchestra
- Roles
- Undina (Ундина) (soprano)
Huldbrandt (Гульбранд) (tenor) Goldmann (Гольдман) (bass) Berthe (Берта) (mezzo-soprano) Berthalda (Бертальда) (mezzo-soprano) Duke (Герцог) (bass)
- Mixed chorus (SATB)
- Orchestra
- piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum, piano, harp, strings
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External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article
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Extra Information
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After the opera was rejected for performance, Tchaikovsky destroyed the score during the 1870s. The Introduction was re-used without change in The Snow Maiden, Op.12, where Undina's Aria from Act 1 also became "Lel's First Song".
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