Work Title
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Abesalom da Eteri
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Alternative. Title
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აბესალომ და ეთერი = Absalom and Etery
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Composer
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Paliashvili, Zakharia
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IZP 1
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 acts, 5 tableaux
- Introduction
- Tableau 1
- 1. Song of the hunters
- 2. Aria of Eteri
- 3. Song of the hunters
- 4. Scene of Eteri, Abesalom, and Murman
- Tableau 2
- 5. Scene of Eteri and her stepmother
- 6. Scene and duet of Abesalom and Eteri
- 7. Aria of Murman
- 8. Chorus
- 9. Wedding procession
- 10. Quintet
- 11. Exit of Murman
- 12. Canzonetta of Marikh
- 12–b. Scene
- 13. Ballet
- 14. Scene and aria of Abesalom
- 15. Finale
- 16. Scene and aria of Eteri
- 17. Naina and women's chorus
- 18. Scene
- 19. Duet of Abesalom and Murman
- 20. Scene and 2nd duet
- 21. Scene of Natela and Abesalom
- 22. Duet of Eteri and Natela
- 23. Natela and Abesalom
- 24. Quartet
- 25. Marikh, Eteri, and Abesalom
- 26. Ensemble
- 27. Concluding scene
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1909–18
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First Performance.
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1919-02-21 in Tbilisi, Georgian National Opera House*
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First Publication.
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1937 (selections, vocal score) 1941 (complete vocal score)
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Librettist
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Petre Mirianashvili (1860–1940), after the Georgian legend Eteriani
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Language
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Georgian
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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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Solo voices, chorus, orchestra
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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Extra Information
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*An early version of third act was performed in 1913
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